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The 

Standard Question Book 

and 

Home Study Outlines 



The Frontier Press Company 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

1918 



Copyright, 1914 

By The Frontier Press Company 

Copyright, 1918 

By The Frontier Press Company 
AH rights reserved. 


■M -8 1913 


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PREFACE 

The days of the cave man have passed. Physical strength alone 
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demands is the trained intellect. The man who knows is the man of 
the hour. 

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many there is much that is irrelevant. 

It has well been said that, if all the book knowledge of the day 
could be sifted through a fine screen and only the best things pre¬ 
served, the process would be highly beneficial to all seekers of wisdom. 
It was this thought that prompted the building of The Standard 
Dictionary of Facts. This practical and very instructive work has 
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greatly improved and its sale has greatly increased with the passing 
of each year. The American people have already invested over three 
million dollars in the purchase of this single-volume book and those 
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friends. 

When The Standard Dictionary of Facts was first issued it was 
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to the great mass of information within the one volume. The questions 
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the subject of science, for example, we find reference to Benjamin 
Franklin, the discoverer of^ electricity; under invention reference to 
Morse, the inventor of the tdegraph, and to Edison, the inventor of 


the phonograph. We are referred to Geo. vV. Goethals in connection 
with the Panama canal, to Homer in connection with Greek literature, 
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HOW TO USE 

The Standard Question Book is founded on the comprehensive 
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part of that reference volume, having been planned and prepared for use 
solely in connection with the information therein contained. 

This question book, therefore, should always be studied in associa¬ 
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of the Preface, pages 3 and 4 of this volume, and the Publishers’ Preface, 
page 3, and How to Use, page 6, in The Standard Dictionary of Facts, 
supplemented by a httle practice in using the Index and in referring 
to some of the alphabetical fists given at the beginning of the Index, 
page 867. 

Suppose that one desires to acquire more information concerning 
the geography of Europe. First turn to the index to this book, page 
155. Here one will find a fist of more than a hundred important sub¬ 
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special treatment in this question book. 

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this fist of subheads, which is likewise arranged alphabetically, one soon 
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treated. If, however, one should look for Europe first instead of 
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“Geography” with reference to pages “122-127.” This illustrates 
how carefully all subjects treated are indexed. 

Turning to the section indicated by the page numbers, one finds 
about five pages filled with important questions, the answers to which 
will furnish a good working knowledge of the geography of the whole 
continent of Europe. The figures following the questions indicate the 
pages in The Standard Dictionary of Facts where concise and accurate 
answers may be found. In a like manner the questions on all of the 
other subjects treated may be easily found and studied. 


TABLE OF CONTENTS 


HISTORY 

Ancient — English — United States — Canada — Conti¬ 
nental Europe—^Mexico—South America—^Asiatic Coun¬ 
tries./.11-68 

LANGUAGE 

Capitals—Punctuation—Correct Use of Words—Let¬ 
ter Writing—Higher English.69-80 

LITERATURE 

Ancient — Oriental — Greek — Latin — Modern Euro¬ 
pean—^English—American.81-114 

GEOGRAPHY 

North America—South America—Europe—Asia—Africa 
—General.115-130 

GOVERNMENT 

United States—European Countries—Asia—Central 
America—South America.131-138 

INDUSTRY—INVENTION—COMMERCE 

Iron and Steel—Imports—Exports—Shipping—Manu¬ 
facturing.139-142 

SCIENCE—EDUCATION—FINE ARTS 

Electricity—Engineering—Physiology—Colleges and 
Universities—Sculpture—Painting— Music. 143-146 

NATURAL HISTORY 

Mammals—Birds—Fishes—Fruits—Flowers—Minerals 
—Precious Stones.147-150 


MISCELLANY 

General Information—Points of Interest—Origin and 
Meaning of Names—Arithmetic—Parcel Post—Red Cross. 151-154 










ANCIENT HISTORY 


In studying human progress what two kinds of knowledge are 

considered?. 

State the distinction between prehistoric times and historic times. 

Into what two parts is the Prehistoric Period divided? Name 
important achievements which preceded the invention of 

writing. 

Name ten economic plants which were among the first to be placed 
under cultivation. Mention ten important animals domesti¬ 
cated before the dawn of history. 

With the peoples of what regions does the earliest recorded history 

begin? At approximately what dates?.. 

How must all assigned dates at the beginning of history be regarded? 
Mention .the names of five of the world’s lost cities. Tell by 
whom and when each was founded and how and when each 

was destroyed. 128-130 

What are five of the notable wars of history? During what years 
did each occur? Name the chief leaders and some of the 

most notable battles of each war.138-139 

What was the earliest known nation?... 43 

EGYPT 

What characters were used for the earhest Egyptian writing?.... 282 

What is the Rosetta stone? When was it discovered?.378, 282 

Who is the author of the hst of Egyptian kings which is still 

• used? Into how many dynasties does he divide them?. 43 

By whom was the Egyptian monarchy founded? What was its 

capital?. 43, 54 

What are the dates assigned to Menes by different chronolo- 

gists? Why do they vary?. 43 

Describe the pyramids. When was the great pyramid built?.... 561 

When was the city of Thebes founded? Distinguish Egyptian 

Thebes from Thebes in Greece. 161 

When was geometry used in Egypt? Give the date of a treatise 

on geometry. . .55, 282 

Who were the shepherd kings? WTen did they conquer Egypt, 

and how long did they hold it?.55, 43, 119 

When were letters first used in Egypt? By whom and when was 

the Egyptian alphabet invented?. 55 

When were the temples and palaces at Thebes built?.. 43 

Describe the early Egyptian architecture. 511 

What king was probably the Pharaoh of the exodus?. 43 


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During what period did the decay of the empire begin?. 43 

What does the word Pharaoh mean?. , . 834 

When were horses introduced into Egypt?. 55 

Give the origin of the name Egypt.55, 812 

When did Shishak reign? After the death of Shishak by whom 

were the Egyptians conquered?.'56, 43 

What date is given to the first record of Egyptian sculpture? 57 

When did Memphis become the capital of Egypt?. 57 

What great canal was begun in 610 B. C.?. 57 

In what year was Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion of Egypt?. 57 

At what time and under what ruler did Egypt become a Persian 

province?. 43 

Give the date of Alexander’s conquest of Egypt.43, 60 

By whom and in what year was Alexandria founded? When 

was it destroyed?.128, 60 

After whose death did Ptolemy take the throne?. 43 

What were the characteristics of the reign of the Ptolemies, and 

what name was applied to that period?.43, 60 

Name a great canal built in Egypt 267 B. C. 61 

Name the first hghthouse on record.61, 849 

Who was Cleopatra, and what did her influence accomplish for 

Egypt?.420, 43, 63 

What became of the Alexandrian library? How many books 

did it contain?.63, 684 

Who conquered Egypt in 47 B. C.?... 63 

Upon whose downfall did Egypt pass to Rome? Give the date.43, 63 
Describe religious conditions in Egypt following the Roman 

conquest.43-44 

Name a celebrated Egyptian astronomer and geographer.65, 478* 

When Rome was divided into eastern and western empires, of 

which empire did Egypt become a province?. 44 

Who were Osiris, Isis, Horus, and Apis?.325-338 

What city was called the city of a hundred gates? What deity 

was especially worshiped in that city?. 161 

What are obelisks? For what purpose were they erected?.... 550 


CHINA AND JAPAN 

Why is it difficult to state facts about the early history of China?. 35 

Name six plants cultivated in China 2700 B. C. still of great im¬ 
portance in agriculture. 55 

At what time was silk culture in China estabhshed?. 55 

When did the Shang djmasty begin?. 55 

What is known of the Chow dynasty and when did it begin?.... 35, 56 


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For how long has the mariner’s compass been known to the 

Chinese?. 56 

Who was Confucius? During whose reign was he born?.... 422, 35 

From what dynasty did China take its name?. 35 

When was the great wall of China built, what was its purpose, 

and what is its length?.35, 817 

How early was the art of printing known in China?. 61 

In what country was paper invented? Give the date. 62 

When was Buddhism introduced into China?. 35 

What Roman emperor sent ambassadors to China?. 65 

Name the forms of government through which Japan successively 

passed. 124 

How many centuries of unbroken reign does the Japanese empire 

claim?. 124 

Who was the fabled first mikado and what was his descent?. 124 

From what time does the authentic history of Japan date?. 124 

Name a conquest personally made by the empress in 270 A. D.. . 124 

From what country did Japan receive the Confucian classics?.. 317 

What is the signification of the word Japan?. 822 

CHALDEA, ASSYRIA, BABYLON 

Who made Babylon preeminent? Mention his achievements.... 55 

Where was the kingdom of Assyria?. 21 

When and by whom was Nineveh built?. 55 

When was the Assyrian empire established?.21, 55 

Name the oldest Chaldean book. 281 

At what time did the Babylonian decline begin?. 281 

Give the date of the second Assyrian dynasty. 55 

Who were the most famous rulers of Assyria?. 21 

What period witnessed the revival of learning in Assyria?... 281 

Who was Sardanapalus?.57, 21 

What size was attained by the library at Nineveh?. 281 

When was Assyria united to Babylon?. 21 

Who was Nebuchadnezzar? When did he capture Jerusalem and 

when did he invade Egypt?.57, 470 

What eclipse was observed at Babylon in 721 B. C.?. 57 

At what time and by what nation was the final conquest of 

Babylon accomplished?. 58 

How long did the city of Babylon exist?..... 128 

THE HEBREWS 

What dates are usually accepted for the birth and the death of 
Abraham?.. 


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Who was Joseph? When was he sold into Egypt?.452, 55 

When was Joseph viceroy of Egypt?. 119 

Give the date of the death of Jacob. The death of Joseph. 55 

What does the name Israel mean and to whom was it applied?. 122, 822 
Give the principal events in the hfe of Moses. What education 

did he receive?.468, 282 

What is the date of the exodus from Egypt? The date of the 

law from Sinai?. 55 

What position did Joshua occupy after the death of Moses?. 452 

When did Saul become king of Israel? When did he die?. 56 

Give the principal facts in the life of David and the dates of his 

birth and death. , .425, 56 

For how many years and at what period was Solomon king?. 56 

State some important facts concerning Solomon’s life. 489 

Describe Solomon’s temple. 160 

What is meant by the revolt of the Ten Tribes? When did it 
occur? What new kingdoms were formed from the Hebrew 

tribes?.. .56, 122 

Give the names of the Ten Tribes, their population, and the 

causes of their revolt. 122 

When, and why did Jeroboam establish idolatry?.56, 123 

By what conquest did the kingdom of Israel come to an end? 

Give the date. 57 , 123 

How did the title Jews come into use?.122, 125 

After Nineveh was united to Babylon in what kingdom were the 

Israehtes captive?. 125 

Where did Daniel prophesy? Why was he in that city?.125, 424 

By whom was Babylonia conquered in 538 B. C.?. 58 

What did Cyrus do for the Jews?.. 58, 125 

When was Persia conquered by Alexander the Great?. 60 

Trace the history of the Jews under the Macedonian empire. 125 

Of what country did Judea become a province in 63 B. C.?. 125 

Who was Caligula? Why did he persecute the Jews?.125, 146 

By whom were the Jews banished from Rome?. 125 

What did the Jews suffer under Titus?. 125 

When was Jerusalem founded and when was it destroyed?. 129 

What is meant by the final desolation of Judea?. 125 

PHENICIA AND PERSIA 

Where was ancient Phenicia?. 557 

According to tradition, who introduced the Phenician alphabet 

into ancient Greece?.283, 326, 557 

By whom was Carthage founded?. 55 


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With whom did the king of Tyre form an alliance in 1000 B. C.?. 56 

Upon what great building were Phenician workmen employed?. 557 

Who first circumnavigated Africa?. 57 

What Persian ruler invaded Phenicia and captiued Tyre?.57, 58 

What country received the Phenician alphabet about 500 B. C.?. 58 

On what continents were Phenician colonies planted?. 557 

For what knowledge were the Phenicians noted?. 557 

Where was the original country of Persia?. 141 

By whom was the Persian empire founded? Of what countries 

was it composed?.58, 141 

Who was Cambyses? How did he extend the empire?.415, 141 

Why was the battle of Marathon of especial importance? Name 

the leaders. 22 

What conquests were made by Darius?. 141 

Who was Xerxes? What death did he meet?. 58 

Name the commander of the Persian army at Thermopylae. 

Give facts about the battle. 161 

When was the royal family of Persia poisoned?. 59 

At what time were the Greek cities of Asia tributary to Persia?. 59 
How was Persian civilization affected as a result of the battle of 

Arbela?. 22 

Name the commanders at the battle of Arbela. What nation 

thereafter controlled Persia?.22, 60 

When and how long was Persia tributary to Parthia?. 60 

Who was Zoroaster? Where and how long did his religion pre¬ 
vail? State its effect upon the Greeks..504, 278 

Who are the Parsees? What is their belief? How do they 

dispose of their dead?.278, 719 

What style of writing was used by the early Persians? Upon 

what material did they prefer to write?. 281 

GREECE 

Why are both the history and the hterature of the ancient Greeks 

obscure?. 

When was Athens founded? Who was Cecrops?.55, 327 

Give the dates of the founding of Corinth and Sparta.. 55 

Who was Cadmus? What alphabet did he introduce into Greece? 

.....283, 326 

When and where were the first Olympic games held? What 

were these games?. 

Mention the first naval expedition on record. 55 

Who was Jason? Who were the argonauts? What was the 

golden fleece?.......325-333 


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Who was Apollo? When was the temple of Apollo at Delphi 

built?..325, 55 

When and by whom were masts and sails for the use of ships 

invented?. 56 

What was the cause of the Trojan war?.. 165 

Give the supposed dates, the leading battle, and the chief leaders 

of the Trojan war.56, 138, 130 

Who was Agamemnon? Hector?.324,331 

Tell what is known about Homer. 446 

Give the theme of Homer’s Iliad. The theme of the Odyssey... 363, 373 
Who was Ulysses? What part did he play in the Trojan war?.. 342 

Tell how the Greeks captured Troy in the Trojan war. 165 

Where was the Peloponnesus?. 556 

What is meant by the Heraclidae?. 331 

Who reformed the constitution of Sparta?. 56 

When and by whom were gold and silver first coined?. 56 

What boats were used by the Corinthians in the 8th century B. C.? 57 

When was the Greek city of Syracuse founded? What is the 

origin of the name?.57, 842 

When did the Messenian wars occur?.....116, 138 

Between whom was the first sea fight on record?.57, 116 

Who was Draco? When was the Draconian code formulated?.. 428 

Who were the seven sages of Greece? When did they flourish?. 116 

When did Solon’s code come into use in Athens?. 57 

Mention three noted battles of the Perso-Grecian war. Which of 
these is one of the decisive battles of the world’s 

history?. • ..’.138, 116, 22 

Give the dates of the following battles: Marathon, Thermopylae, 

Salamis..58, 116 

Who was the leader of the Greeks at the battle of Thermopylae? 

Of what country was he king? Give result of battle.. 161, 116 
Give facts about Sparta. What position did Sparta occupy in 

the 6th century B. C.?. 158 

When was a school of sculpture opened at Athens? The first 

public library founded at Athens?. 58 

Who was Minerva? What was the Greek name for Minerva? 

What Grecian city is said to have received its name from 

Minerva?. 335 

When was the temple of Minerva built? Where was it?.555 

When was Pericles prominent in the affairs of Athens? What 

great building was erected during his administration?.... 58, 555 
Describe the Parthenon. What great Greek sculptor superin¬ 
tended its erection? What was its style of architecture?.555, 476 


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Name three orders of Greek architecture. In what age did 

Grecian architecture attain its greatest perfection?. 511 

What is meant by the Acropohs?. 797 

Who were the principal Greek writers during the “golden age of 

Pericles”?. 201 

Who was -Phidias? Name some statues which he executed.... 476 

When was the Peloponnesian war? Name the chief leaders and 

the cause of the war.138, 158 

Who was the historian of the Peloponnesian war? Give facts 

about him...284, 494 

Trace the alternating supremacy of Sparta and Athens. 158 

When was Thebes predominant in the affairs of Greece?.59, 116 

Who was Philip of Macedon? When did he subdue Sparta?.. 476, 59 

What were the Philippics of Demosthenes?. 426 

What, position as an orator did Demosthenes hold? What 

obstacles did he overcome?. 426 

Who instituted the Macedonian phalanx?.59, 476 

When and by whom was Thebes destroj^ed?.60, 130 

In what war was the battle of Arbela? Give the leaders of the 

battle and the result. .* .138, 22, 60 

Why is the battle of Arbela of particular importance? Give 

the date. 22 

Give a brief account of the life of Alexander the Great. 395 

Name two countries that were conquered by Alexander the 
Great. In what year did he estabhsh the Macedonian 

monarchy?. 60 

In what year did the Grecian cities revolt from Macedonia? 

Who became regent of Greece?. 60 

By whom was the first work on mechanics written and in what 

year?. 60 

Who was Aristotle? Of what great teacher was he a pupil?. 399 

What was the Achaean league? When did Athens join it?.9, 61 

What caused the Achaean war?. 9 

When did Greece become a Roman province?. 62 

Give the meaning of “laconic”. 365 

Give an account of the legendary achievements of Hercules.... 331 

Why has Sparta no imposing ruins?. 158 

Who was Herodotus?. 445 

State some facts in the fife of Plato. What great philosopher 

was the teacher of Plato?.477, 284 

What was the fate of Socrates?. 489 

What is the theme of Xenophon’s Anabasis?.284, 504 

What celebrated Greek mathematician hved about 300 B. C.?. 60, 431 


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Who was Plutarch?.. 477 i 

Describe the Colossus' at Rhodes. 809 : 

What are the Elgin marbles?. 813 

What is the sculpture known as the Laocoon group? Where 

is it now?. 833 

Describe the mythology of the ancient Greeks. Explain how 

they worshiped these deities.. 323 

Who were the following; Zeus, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Dionysus, 

Hermes?. 325-342 


ROME 

Legendary Age 


What is the mythical connection of ^neas with the founding of 

the Roman empire?. 343 

When and by whom was Alba Longa built?. 56 

Give the year in which Romulus became king of Alba Longa. 

The year in which he was supposedly murdered.56, 57 

In what year was Rome founded? By whom?.57, 567, 378 

What change was made in the Roman calendar in 710 B. C.?.. . 57 

Give in order three important kings of Rome from 672 B. C. 

to 578 B. C... 57 


What is the Cloaca Maxima, and under what ruler was it con¬ 
structed? . 809“ 

What was the Roman forum?. 110' 

Explain the Circus Maximus. 808- 

Who was Servius Tullius? When did he die?. ' 567 

How large had Rome become in the time of Servius Tullius?.. 567 

Name the seven hiUs of Rome. 567 

What great building of ancient Rome stood on the Palatine 

hiU?. 566 

Under what ruler was the coining of money begun at Rome?.... 57 

When were the Tarquins expelled from Rome? What uprising 

of the people took place in Athens a year earlier?. 58 

Who were Janus, Juno, Jupiter, Mars, Minerva?.333-335 

Who was Vesta? What were the Lares? The Penates? The 

Manes?.334-342 


The Republic 


What great change in the government of Rome took place in 

509 B. C.?.. 58 

When was the Capitol at Rome finished? The temple of Minerva 

built?. 58 

In what year were tribunes of the people first chosen?. 58 > 


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Where is the Tarpeian rock and what is its history?. 159 

When was Cincinnatus made dictator?.59, 420 

Who were the decemviri and what did they do?. 39 

When were the laws of the twelve tables adopted?. 59 

In what year was Rome destroyed by the Gauls?. 59 

What civil strife took place in 376 B. C.? Who was made the 

first plebeian consul?. 59 

When were military tribunes abolished?. 59 

When did the Samnite war begin? How long did it continue?. 59 

When was the Appian way constructed? Where was it?.60, 800 

When was the sun dial at Rome erected?. •. 60 

In what year did Rome become mistress of all Italy?. 61 

Give the dates of beginning and ending of the Punic wars. 138 

Who was Hannibal? What had he to do with the second Punic 

war?.442, 61 

When did Macedonia become a Roman province?. 62 

Name the principal events between the second and third Punic 

wars.61-62 

During what war did Greece become a Roman province? What 

great cities were taken by Rome in that year?. 62 

When did Spain pass under Roman rule?. 62 

Who was Caius Gracchus? When did he become tribune?.439, 62 

Sketch the life of Cornelia, “mother of the Gracchi”. 422^ 

Give the dates of the Jugurthine war and the names of the leaders. 

State facts about Jugurtha. . .138, 452 

What was the Roman social war and what was the result?.... 138 

Who was made perpetual dictator of Rome as a result of his 

successes in war?. 63 

Give the dates, the leaders, and the important battles of the 

Mithridatic war. 138 

Who were the gladiators? What was Cicero’s reason for approv¬ 
ing of their contests?. 116 

Who were the chief leaders of the Gladiatorial war and when 

did it occur?.138, 423, 489 

Who was Catiline? When and by whom was his conspiracy 

discovered?.417, 63 

Outline the events of Cicero’s life. 419 

What is a triumvirate? Name the members of the first Roman 

triumvirate.165, 63 

Sketch briefly the life of Julius Cassar, giving dates of birth 

and death. 414 

When did Caesar become dictator of Rome?. 63 

For whom was the month of July named?. 823 


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When did Caesar invade Britain? . 63 

What became of Crassus and Pompey? . 63 

Who succeeded Caesar as master of Rome? . 63 

Name the members of the second Roman triumvirate . 63 

Give briefly the life of Mark Antony. By whom and in what 

'' battle was he defeated?. 462, 63 

Sketch the Life of Cleopatra. 420 

Name the wars in which Rome was engaged before the beginning 

of the Christian era.. . 138 

What aqueducts were built during the period of the republic?.. . 510 

The Empire 

In what year did the republic of Rome become a monarchy? 

What was the population of Rome at that time? . 63 

What titles were conferred upon Octavius by the Roman senate? 63 
How long did Augustus (Octavius) rule? What was the charac¬ 
ter of his reign?. 146, 401 

For what writings were Sallust, Virgil, Horace, and Livy noted? 
Compare the time in which they lived with the date of 

Augustus’ reign. 447-497, 146 

For whom was the month of August named? . 801 

In what year did Augustus correct the calendar? . 64 

In what year did the birth of Christ occur? . 64 

Mention the principal events in the reign of Augustus, noting 

particularly all conquests made.. 63-64 

Describe the Pantheon. When was it built?. 554, 566 

Which one of the decisive battles of history took place in 9 A. D.? 22 

Under which of the Roman emperors did the crucifixion of Christ 

take place?. 64, 146 

Name the Roman emperors from 14 A. D. to 96 A. D . 146 

For what qualities were Caligula and Nero noted? .64, 415, 470 

During whose reign was the city of Rome burned? What great 

palace was built in the same year?.. .64, 817 

How did the streets of the rebuilt city compare with those of 

the old city of Rome?. 566 

Who first persecuted the Christians?. 64 

State some facts about Titus. What were the baths of Titus?.. 64, 566 
What volcanic eruption caused the destruction of Pompeii? 

Who was emperor of Rome at the time?. 558, 576, 146 

What is the arch of Titus? The Colosseum?. 800, 809^ 566 

Who were the five good emperors?. 146 

During whose reign was the Roman empire at its greatest extent?. 65 

State five facts about the life of Marcus Aiu’elius Antoninus.... 401 


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When did the period of mihtary despotism begin?. 146 

What kind of ruler was Septimius Severus? Mention three 

events of his reign. 65 

What rights did Caracalla grant the people of Rome? What 

was the character of his reign?.65, 415 

What is meant by the thirty tyrants of Rome?. 161 

Who was Aurelian? When did he rule Rome and what con¬ 
quests did he make?.401, 65 

What was Diocletian’s form of government?. 65 

Trace the persecution of the Christians under the Roman em¬ 
perors .64-65 

What action did Constantins take in regard to the persecution 

of the Christians?. 65 

Describe the catacombs. 781 

Who was the first Christian emperor?. 65 

What is the story of Constantine’s conversion to Christianity?. . 422 

Give the earlier name of the city of Constantinople. Why 

was it changed?. 809, 

By what decree was Christianity made the state religion?. 422 

What is the arch of Constantine?..800, 566 

Who was Julian the Apostate? What attempt particularly 

distinguished his reign?. 452 

Under what rulers was the Roman empire divided?. 65 

Upon the death of Valens who succeeded to the eastern empire?.. 65 

When did Theodosius become emperor of the East and the 

West?. 66 

Between whom and in what year was the Roman empire finally 

divided?. 66 

Who where the Goths?. 116 

When was Rome sacked by Alaric?.66, 394 

How many years elapsed between the sack of Rome by the 

Gauls and the sack of Rome by Alaric?.59, 66 


By whom and in what year were public schools established in 


Rome?. ^. .... 66 

Mention the conquests made and the Roman provinces acquired 

by foreign tribes between 410 A. D. and 433 A. D. 66 

Who were the Huns?...119 

Give three facts from the life of Attila. By whom was the city 

of Venice founded?. . 401 

Sketch the life of Genseric. When did he sack Rome?. 436 

Who was the last of the Roman emperors of the West?. 147 

What king was the final conqueror of western Rome?. 66 


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How many years elapsed between the founding of the city of 

Rome and the fall of the western empire?. 66 

Mention some great Roman temples and the rulers by whom 

they were built. 566 

Describe the bridges of ancient Rome. 778 

Who were the augurs? Distinguish between auguries and 

* auspices. , ...21-22 

When was the first library opened at Rome? How many years 

earher was the first hbrary opened at Athens?.62, 58 

What were the sacred groves at Rome?. 330 

Give an account of the Flaminian way. Describe the Appian way. 

Compare these two examples of Roman road building.815, 800 

Quote the words of the king of Parthia when Crassus, of the 

first Roman triumvirate, was killed. 423 

State the customs connected with the temple of Janus. 333 

For what reason did Caesar build a temple to Venus?. 566 

What became of Brutus after the assassination of Caesar?. 412 

When was the circus of Romulus built? How do its ruins com¬ 
pare with those of other circuses?. 808 

Where is Fiesole? For what is it noted?. 815 

In what year was the arch of Constantine built? To com¬ 
memorate what event?. 800 

Describe the sculpture known as “The Dying Gaul”. Of what 

school of sculpture is it a specimen?. 786 

When was the capitol at Rome destroyed by lightning?. 65 

In what year was Rome entirely surrounded with a wall?. 65 

When was the city of Pisa founded? What was its condition 

dining the empire?. 558 

Describe the ancient city of Pompeii as disclosed by excavations. 

What was the size of the houses and of what were they mainly 
built? Who usually occupied the ground floors of the 

dwellings?.558-559 

By whom was the city of Cologne founded?. 526 

From what century does the cathedral of Ravenna date?. 563 


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ENGLISH HISTORY 


By what name was Britain known to the Phenicians?. 804 

How did Britain receive its name?. 804 

In search of what metal did the Carthaginians visit Britain?.... 58 

From what country did most of the gold antiquities of British 

history come?. 121 

Name two metals used for coins in Britain before the Roman 

invasion. 656 

What was the original name of Scotland?. 840 

By what name is Ireland mentioned by the early writers?. 121 

To what people did the early British owe their language?. 185 

Who were the Druids?. 42 

What aboriginal race still inhabits some parts of Wales?. 577 

Roman Period 

When did the Romans first invade Britain and imder what 

leader?.. 63 

Under what governor was Roman power established in Britain?. 64, 394 
For what purpose was the wall of Antoninus built? How far 

did Agricola penetrate into Scotland at that time?.846, 154 

Give the extent of the wall built by the Roman emperor 

Hadrian.65, 818 

In what British city was Constantine the Great proclaimed 

emperor of Rome?. 422 

What was the capital of Roman Britain?. 581 

Name five Enghsh words of Latin origin which date from the 

Roman occupation of Britain. 185 

Give five English words of Latin origin introduced when the 

Britons were converted to Christianity. 185 

What was the state of agriculture in Britain during the Roman 

period?. 647 

When was Britain abandoned by the Romans?. 66 

Why was Rome unable to defend Britain against the Scots and 

Piets?. 45 

How long did the Romans occupy Britain?. 647 

State*some facts regarding the history of Ireland before the 

sixth century. 121 

When did St. Patrick undertake to convert the natives of Ireland? 121 


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Coming of the Saxons 4 

After the withdrawal of the Romans to whom did the Britons ^ 

appeal for aid?.. 45 

Who were Hengest and Horsa? What assistance did they 

render the Britons?.45, 66 

Why did the Saxons remain in Britain? What part of the 

island did they conquer?. 45 

Mention three tribes of Teutonic invaders. 45 

What part of the island was occupied by the Angles?. 45 

Which of the Teutonic invaders formed the first settlement? 

Where?. 45 

What was the witenagemot?.67, 847 

Trace the development of the Saxon heptarchy. Under what 

ruler were these Saxon kingdoms united?. 45 

Give the origin of the word Saxon.840 

Describe the development of Christianity through the influence 

of Ethelbert, king of Kent. 45 

By whom was St. Augustine sent to preach Christianity in Britain 


in 597 A. D.?..; 401 

When and by whom was St. Paul’s church in London founded?. 68 

Who published the first code of laws in Britain?. 68 

In what part of Britain did literature have its beginning?. 297 


Anglo-Saxon Kings 

Who was the first king of England?. 150 

Name the Anglo-Saxon kings in the order of succession. How 

long did they rule?. 150 

What is the origin of the word England? When was the name 
applied to Britain as a whole? How was the word at first 

spelled?...813, 45 

Give three facts which distinguish the reign of Alfred the Great. 70, 395 

Who was Dunstan? What power did he exert?.70, 46 

Where was Glastonbury abbey?. 816 

Mention the principal changes brought about during the reign 

of the Anglo-Saxon kings. 46 

Danish Kings 

Who succeeded the Anglo-Saxons in 1017?. 150 

Name the Danish kings in order of their reign. How long did 

they rule?. 150 

What countries besides England were ruled by Canute?..46, 72 

Characterize the reign of Canute. 415 


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Saxon Kings 

Under what king was the Saxon power restored in 1042?.46, 150 

Name the Saxon kings and state how long they ruled. 150 

What was the character of the reign of Edward the Confessor?. 46, 429 
What abbey was built during the reign of Edward the Confessor?. 579 

Norman Kings 

Who was the first Norman king? What was his claim to the 

throne?.150, 502 

By what battle did William the Conqueror gain the English 

throne, and on what date was he crowned?. 502 

What was the character of the reign of William the Conqueror?. 502 

Name the Norman kings. Give period of their rule. 150 

What is meant by the feudal system? When was it introduced 

into England?.110, 74 

What was the Domesday book?. 353 

Describe the tower of London. For what was it used in early " 

times?. 163 

By what name was William II commonly known? Give meaning 

of the name.46, 838 

What events characterize the reign of Henry I?... .46, 445 

To whom did Henry I will the crown?. 46 

How did Stephen attain to the English throne?. 46 

What were the tournaments and when were they introduced 

into England?. 163 

What was the effect of the Norman conquest on the English 

language?....185-186 

The Plantagenets 

Who was the first Plantagenet king? Explain his right to the 

throne..46-47 

Name the Plantagenet kings in order of succession. How long 

did they reign? Why were they called Plantagenets?.150-151, 835 

What were the inherited possessions of Henry II?. 47 

Give the most important events of the reign of Henry II. 445 

What religious controversy arose between Henry II and 

Thomas a Becket?...47, 404 

Mention the circumstances in connection with the death of 

Thomas a Becket. 404 

In whose reign was Ireland added to England?.76, 150, 445 

By what name was Richard I popularly known?.151, 47 

What were the crusades? Who led the third crusade?.38, 47 

Who attempted to take Richard I's throne?. 47 


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Outline the principal events in the reign of John. 47 

What was the Magna Charta? In whose reign was it signed? 

Give the date.827, 47 

What circiunstances led to the granting of the Magna Charta?. 47 

By whom was the Magna Charta declared void?. 47 

What was the character of the reign of Henry III?. . . 47 

When was the so-called “mad parhament”?.47, 76 

To whom is the origin of the house of commons due? In what 

battle was he slain?. 47 

What was the cause of the battle of Lewes? What was its effect 

upon Henry Ill’s reign?.47, 445 

In whose reign was Westminster abbey as it now stands begun?. 579 
In whose reign did the first regular parliament meet and of what 

did it consist?.47, 76 

What nickname was given Edward I?. 429 

When was Wales annexed to England? Give meaning of word 

Wales.47, 76, 846 

Name two contestants for the throne of Scotland during the 

reign of Edward 1.76, 429 

What part did Edward I take in the struggle for the Scottish 

throne?.. . ..429, 47 

What legislative reforms took place in the reign of Edward I?. 47 

In what year was Robert Bruce proclaimed king of Scotland?... 78 

In whose reign did Scotland gain her independence? By what 

battle? Give date. 47 

Sketch briefly the life of Robert Bruce. 412 

What title was first conferred upon Edward II?. 429 

What was the fate of Edward II?.48, 429 

Contrast the reign of Edward III with that of Edward II..... . .48, 47 
Give the cause of the hundred years’ war. How long did it 

last? Who was king of England when it began?.118, 151 

Give an account of the battle of Crecy. Name two other battles 

won by Edward III.527, 48 

Upon what condition did Edward III receive the west of France?. 48 

Who succeeded Edward III? What was his age at the time of his 

accession?. 151 

What was Wat Tyler’s insurrection?. 48 

Under what circumstances was Richard II deposed? From what 

noted house was his successor chosen?.48, 151 

During the reign of what Plantagenet king was the scene of 

“Ivanhoe” laid?. 363 

About what time was gunpowder first used by the English?. 78 

Name two inventions ascribed to Roger Bacon. 402 

Mention three noted English writers of the 14th century. 298 


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House of Lancaster 


Name the kings of the house of Lancaster, and give period of 

reign... 151 

Who was the rightful heir to the throne at the time of the 

accession of Henry IV?.. 48 

From what Plantagenet king was Henry IV descended?. 151 

Who were the Lollards?.48, 127 

Under whose reign were heretics first burned in England?.... 48 

What foreign crown was claimed by Henry V?.48, 78 

In what war was the battle of Agincourt? By whom was it 

won? Give date.138, 78 

What were the provisions of the treaty of Troyes?. 48 

How old was Henry VI when he was crowned king?.151, 48 

Give an account of the Life of Joan of Arc. How did she aid 

France in the hundred years’ war?.399, 22, 81 

Describe Cade’s rebellion. 33 

What was the only French possession retained by the English 

at the close of the hundred years’ war?.118, 138 

Give the cause of the wars of the roses. Why were they so called? 48 
For how many years did the wars of the roses continue? Name 

the principal battles fought.48, 138 

House of York 

Who was the first king of the house of York? How did he 

obtain the throne?.151, 48 

Name the kings of the house of York and give the period of 

their reign. 151 

What influence had the earl of Warwick upon the reign of 

Edward IV?.498, 80 

What term is sometimes applied to the earl of Warwick?. 498 

How long did Edward V reign? What were the circumstances 

of his death?.48, 429 

How did Richard III obtain the crown?.48, 480 

What battle closed the wars of the roses? What English king was 

killed in this battle?. 48, 480 

Who published the first printed book in England?.299, 417 


House of Tudor 


By the accession of what English king were the houses of Lan¬ 
caster and York united? He was the first of what fine of 

kings?...48, 151 

Why were the Tudor kings so called?. 165 


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Name the Tudor kings in order of succession. How long did 

they rule?. 151 

What was the “star chamber”? In whose rfeign was it revived?. 158 

What was Poyning’s law and when was it passed?. 121 

How many times was Henry VIII married?. 49 

Who was Cardinal Wolsey?. 503 

What was the most important event in the reign of Henry VHI? 

What was its cause?.49, 445 

How did Henry VHI secure for himself the position as head of 

the English church?. 49 

What king of Scotland was^killed in the battle of Flodden? In 

what year?.. .154, 80 

What king of England assumed the title of king of Ireland?... 121 

Name the three children of Henry VIII who succeeded him to 

the throne..151, 49 

Sketch briefly the reign of Edward VI. How long did he reign?. 49, 151 
What led to the execution of Lady Jane Grey? In whose reign 

was she beheaded?.49, 82, 151 

What were the religious conditions during the reign of Mary?... 82, 463 

Who was Thomas Cranmer? Nicholas Ridley?.423, 480 

Explain the claim of Mary, Queen of Scots, to_the English throne 

at the time Elizabeth became queen. 463 

Whose daughter was Mary, Queen of Scots?.463, 154 

What was the Spanish armada and when was it destroyed?.21, 82 

What were the achievements of Sir Walter Raleigh during the 
reign of Ehzabeth? What colony did he name for the 

queen?. 479 

In what year was the first newspaper published in England?. 82 

Mention three writers of the Elizabethan age. 299 

During whose reign was Mary, Queen of Scots, beheaded, and 

why?. 463 

Who succeeded Mary, Queen of Scots, as ruler of Scotland?. 154 

House of Stuart 

What house of kings succeeded the Tudor hne?. 151 

Name the kings of the house of Stuart? How long did the 

Stuarts reign?. 151 

Of what country was James I already king when he became 
king of England? What countries were thus united under 

one sovereign?.49, 82, 449, 590 

What is meant by the “divine right of kings”? What influence 

had this claim upon the reign of James I?.42, 49 


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Who was the head of the conspiracy known as the gunpowder 

plot? Explain the plot. 117 

When and where was the first English settlement made in Amer¬ 
ica? For what English king was the colony named?. 168, 82, 822 

Give the date of the King James version of the Bible. 300 

Upon what charge was Sir Walter Raleigh executed?. 479 

In what year did the Pilgrims sail for America? Give name of 

the vessel. g2 

What province of Ireland was seized by James I? By whom 

was it settled?. 122 

Who discovered the circulation of the blood? Name the king 

of England at that time.82, 151 

Sketch the trouble between parliament and the king in the reign 

of Charles 1.49, 418 

By what parliament was the ‘‘star chamber’’ abolished? In what 

respect did it violate the Magna Charta?. 158 

Mention the leading battles and chief leaders of the Enghsh 

civil war. 139 

What were Cromwell’s ironsides?. 122 

Sketch the principal facts in the life of Oliver Cromwell. ^ 423 

In what manner did Cromwell secure the execution of Charles I? 423 

When and where was Charles I beheaded?. 418 

What was the result of the English civil war between king and 

parliament?. 139 

Under what leader was the commonwealth estabhshed?..84, 49 

Describe the political conditions which existed during the early 

years of the commonwealth. 49 

Mention two battles in which Cromwell defeated the Scottish 

royalists. 423 

When and how did Cromwell dissolve the “long parliament”?,,. .423, 49 
What title ‘was conferred upon Cromwell by “Barebone’s par¬ 
liament”?. 49 

Whom did George Monk proclaim as the successor of Oliver 

Cromwell?. 467 

In what year did the commonwealth begin? When was the 

house of Stuart restored?.84, 151 

Who brought about the restoration of the Stuarts under Charles 

II?..418, 467 

What great legislative act particularly distinguished the reign 

of Charles II?.418, 50, 84 

Who were the covenanters? The dissenters?.38, 709 

When was the great fire in London?. 84 

Give the characteristics of the reign of James II. 50 


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Who were the tories? The whigs?. 163 

By whom was James II driven from his kingdom? . 449 

By what authority did William III become king? Who ruled 

jointly with him?. 50, 151 

Over whom did William III gain a victory at the battle of the 

Boyne? Give date of battle. 502, 84 

To whom was the term “Orangemen” applied? . 832 

In whose reign was the bank of England founded? Give date. .84, 151 

Mention some provisions of the “declaration of rights” .. 50 

What was the “toleration act”?. 162, 50 

Explain the purpose of the grand alliance formed by William 
III. What advantage did the alliance give England dur¬ 
ing Queen Anne’s reign?. 50 

State some facts about the first duke of Marlborough .50, 463 

Mention two battles won by the duke of Marlborough. Which 
one of these is one of the decisive battles of the world’s 

history?. 50, 22 

When was the war of the Spanish succession? What great 

fortress was taken by the English during that war?. . 139, 84, 533 
When were England and Scotland united as The United Kingdom 

of Great Britain?. .. 50, 86 

Give the date of the first united parliament of Great Britain.... 86 

What territories did England gain by the treaty of Utrecht?. . 50, 165 
Describe St. Paul’s cathedral. When was it rebuilt and at what 

cost?. 571 

Who was the architect of St. Paul’s cathedral? Where is he 

buried?. 571 ^ 503 

Under what ruler did England adopt the “Union Jack” as the 

national flag? Give the origin of the term . 852 

What progress in science was made by Sir Isaac Newton?. 470 

What name is given to the age of English literature of the* period 

of Queen Anne?. 393 

What religious persecution did John Bunyan suffer during the 

reign of the Stuarts?. 413 

House of Hanover 

What house of kings succeeded the house of Stuart? Why were 

they so called?. 59 

Name the kings of the house of Hanover. How long did the 

house of Hanover rule?. I 5 I 

What was the south sea bubble?. 841 59 

What influence did Sir Robert Walpole exert on the reigns of 

George I and George H?. 59 


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|In what wars did George II take an active part?.50-51, 139 

What treaty closed the war of the Austrian succession?.51, 164 

Who was William Pitt? What important position did he hold?. .477, 51 

What is meant by the black hole of Calcutta?. 777 

In the reign of George II what changes were made in the calendar? 51 

When was Canada formally ceded to Great Britain?.. 34 

When was Great Britain at war with the American colonies? 

What was the result of this war?.86, 51 

What led to the impeachment of Warren Hastings? In whose 

reign did it occur?..443, 86, 151 

What caused the war between England and France in 1793?.... 52 

What brilliant naval victory was won by the EngHsh in 1805?. 52, 88 
Give some facts about Horatio Nelson. In what battle was he 

killed?.. 

^What were the Berlin decrees?. 

Describe the battle of Waterloo. Give leaders, date, and result. 

Of what particular importance is the battle of Waterloo?. 

With what country did Great Britain engage in war in 1812?.. 

In wh^t year was the legislative union of Great Britain and 

Ireland consummated?.. 

When was the spinning machine first used in England?... 

Give the year in which iron railways were first used in England. 

Steam carriages. 

When was gas first used for lighting the streets of London?.... 

What important medical discovery was made by Edward Jenner? 

Give date. 

Name important inventions made by the following: Arkwright, 

Crompton, Watt.399-499, 668 

Mention some of the reforms of the reign of George IV. 52 

What was accomplished by the reform bill of 1832?. 52 

During whose reign did Great Britain abolish negro slavery?.52, 151 
Sketch briefly the main facts in the life of Queen Victoria.... 497 

Of what political party was Sir Robert Peel the leader? Under 

what name did he reorganize this party?.52, 475 

: Upon whose recommendation and in what year were the English 
com laws repealed? In what part of the empire did severe 

famine exist?.52, 90 

Upon what plea did Great Britain become involved in the Crimean 

war? What alliance was formed against Russia?.52-53 

Give leading battles, chief leaders, and period of the Crimean 

war.139, 38 

lln what year was the government of India transferred to the 

British crown?. 53 


470 

52 

179 

22 

88 

122 

86 

88 

88 

450 


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Give chief events in the Hves of the following: Gladstone, Disraeli, 

Cecil Rhodes.438, 428, 480 

When was the first Atlantic cable laid?.670, 92 

In what year were the British North-American colonies united 

as the Dominion of Canada?.34, 53 

Give the dates of two Irish land acts passed during Gladstone’s 

administration as prime minister. 53 

Upon what queen was the title of empress of India first conferred?. 53, 94 
, What were the causes of the Boer war? How long did it last?. 53, 27-29 
Mention five writers of the Victorian age of English literature.. 303 


House of Saxe-Coburg 

Show how the name Saxe-Coburg is applied to the successors of 

Queen Victoria. 497 

Name the first king of the house of Saxe-Coburg. The present 

king. When did the reign of each begin?.151, 605, 96 

When and by whom was the name of the royal house of England 

changed from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor?. . . 151 

j,Who became premier of England in 1902? What policy did he 

oppose in 1903?.53, 402 

What measures were proposed by Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain 

in 1903?. 417 

Who succeeded Balfour as prime minister of England? In what 

year?.53, 415 

When did Asquith become prime minister of England? What 

wage bill did he introduce?. 53 , 400 

Mention two important measures of which Lloyd George is the 

author. 458 

In what year was the old age pension act passed? The mini¬ 
mum wage bill?. 53 , 96 

What important legislative act in behaK of Ireland was intro¬ 
duced by Premier Asquith in 1912?. 122 

Of what does the present British parliament consist?. 590 

Name the countries composing the United Kingdom.534-535 

When and how were Wales, Scotland, and Ireland acquired by 

England?.534-535 

Name the deposed kings of England.. 41 

What ruler of England ruled the greatest number of years?. 151 


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AMERICAN HISTORY 

Name five Norsemen who visited America in the 10th and 11th 
centuries. In what early writings are accounts of their 

voyages found?.98, 168, 146 

Tell what you can about Eric the Red....431, 98 

To what part of North America was the name Vinland given? 

What discoverer is beheved to have named it? When did 

he land?. ‘ .386, 146, 168 

When and where was Christopher Columbus born? State his 
early occupation, the voyage of discovery he planned to make, 
the years of waiting, the attitude of Queen Isabella towards 

his project..421, 448 

Give the date on which Columbus discovered America, and name 
the place at which he first landed. What does San Salvador 

mean?.;.421, 839 

From- what country did Columbus sail? What large island did 

he discover? How many voyages did he make?.98, 810, 421 

Give an account of the voyages of John and Sebastian Cabot. 

What land was discovered by each? Give dates.168, 414, 98 

Who was Amerigo Vespucci? What claims did he make in 

regard to his discoveries?. 396 

When, for whom, and by whom was America named?.799, 396 

By whom was Florida discovered? In what year? Why was 

the name Florida chosen?.98, 477, 815 

Name the discoverer of the Pacific ocean. Where did he plant 

a colony?.98, 402 

By whom was Mexico discovered? By whom was it conquered? 

Give details of the conquest.98, 423 

When was Panama settled? What does the name Panama 

mean? By whom was the city of Panama founded?. . 98, 833, 552 
What was the nationality of Jacques Cartier? In whose name * 
did he claim North America? Why was the gulf of St. 

Lawrence so named?.416, 34, 839 

Name a discovery made by De Soto. Give the date. How 

far did he explore the country?..427, 168 

Who founded the city of St. Augustine, Florida? In what 

year? For what historical fact is it noted?.98, 838, 168 

When was Santa Fe founded? What is the meaning of its name?. 839 
Where did Sir Walter Raleigh’s expedition plant a colony? In 
what year was this settlement made? What name was 
given to tfie territory?.168, 98, 178 


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What English colony did Sir Francis Drake visit? Name a 

naval achievement for which he is celebrated. 98, 428 

For whom was the city of Raleigh named? When was it settled?. 837 

Mention the first Englishman to visit Massachusetts. What 

part of the coast did he discover? . . 132, 98 

Connect an important discovery with each of these dates: 1492, 

1497, 1534.^. 98 

Name the oldest European settlement on the American continent. 

The oldest in the United States. The oldest permanent 

English settlement in America .. . 552, 168 

Give the name of the first English child born in America. The 

first white child born in New England . 98 

The Period of Colonization 

To what company did James I grant a charter for the territory 
known as Virginia? , What was the extent of their terri¬ 
tory? .^ . 178 

When did the English make their first permanent settlement at 
Jamestown, Va.? Why did they call the place James- • 

town? .98, 822 

Give an account of the life of Capt. John Smith. Of Poca¬ 
hontas .489,477, 178 

By whom were the first slaves brought to Virginia? When?.. • 98 

When and by whom was Quebec settled? Are any Canadian 

cities older than Quebec?.98, 562 

Give the population of Virginia in 1641....'. . 178 

Who became governor of Virginia in 1642? What was the cause 

of Bacon’s rebellion? When did it occur? . 99, 178 

In what year was Maryland settled? By whom? When was an 

act of religious toleration passed?.98, 168, 131 

When was the city of Baltimore founded? For whom was it 

named?.131, 801 

What is Mason and Dixon’s line? When was it adopted?.132, 131 

Trace the history of the name Carolina as applied to North and 

South Carolina.. 806 

Name the first settlement in South Carolina. Give date. Until 

what date were the two Carolinas united? . 155, 99 

For what is John Locke known to Americans? . . 458 

Name the first settlement in Georgia. Who made it? After 

whom was Georgia named?. 624, 113, 472 

When and by whom was the first settlement within the state of 
New Jersey made? Where? Of what state was New Jersey 
originally a part?. 135 ^ 624 


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Explain the circumstances which led to the granting of a separate 
constitution for New Jersey. Why was New Jersey so 

named?.135, 831 

When was Plymouth, Mass., founded? State the origin of its 

name.168, 835 

Tell what people settled Plymouth, from what country they 
came, and the name of the ship in which they sailed. Who 

was their leader?.132, 168, 98 

Name the first governor of the Plymouth colony. The second.. 98 

Sketch the life of Miles Standish. In what way was he helpful 

to the Plymouth colony?. 490 

In what historic poem by Longfellow is Priscilla a character? Tell 

the story of the poem. 376 

What company sent John Endicott to America? What settle¬ 
ments were planted by his expedition?. 132 

When and by whom was Salem settled? Boston? Give the 

origin of both names.168, 839, 803 

Who were the first and second governors of Massachusetts 

colony? What infiuence did the second exert?.98, 503 

Why was Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts?. 502 

In what year was Harvard college founded? By whom?. 98, 699, 443 
By whom and where was the first printing press established in 

the British American colonies? In what year?. 98 

In what part of America did King Philip’s war take place? How 

long did it last? Give dates. Who was King Philip?.. .168, 476 
Mention two colonies which were affected by King Philip’s war... 132, 146 
When did Massachusetts lose her charter? When was a new 

charter issued? Name two colonies united in 1692. 132 

Who was at the head of the Plinnouth company which made unsuc¬ 
cessful attempts to settle the Maine region? Between what 

parallels did this territory he?. 131 

When were the first two settlements made in New Hampshire? 

Name them..135, 168 

When was Maine first set apart? To whom was its charter 

granted?. 131 

Why was New Hampshire so named? Maine?.831, 827 

Under the jurisdiction of what province did Maine and New 
Hampshire fall? When did New Hampshire become a 

separate province?.168, 131, 135 

Name two countries claiming the Connecticut territory. Which 

finally secured it?. ' . 37 

Where and by whom were the first three settlements made in 

Connecticut? Give dates. 37 


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By whom was the city of New Haven founded?. 37 

Give the date of the first constitution of Connecticut. Why is this 

constitution worthy of special mention?.98, 37 

Tell the story of the charter oak. Where was it? Who was 
governor at that time? What action was he endeavoring 

to take?.35, 37 

Give an account of the settling of Rhode Island, with date. Name 
the first settlement in the state. Mention three later 

settlements in Rhode Island.98, 146, 168 

When did Hendrik Hudson explore the river which bears his 

name? By whom was he employed?. 135 

By whom was New York state first settled? Where? When?. . 135, 98 
State the extent of the territory called New Netherland. Into 

the possession of what company did it soon pass?. 135 

When and by whom was Albany settled? Under what name?. . 168, 135 
How did the Dutch acquire Manhattan island? Who was their 

governor at that time?.. 135 

When did Peter Stuyvesant become governor of New Amsterdam?. 99 
On what grounds did the English claim New Netherland? How 

were these claims enforced?..135, 168 

Give the date upon which New Amsterdam became New York. 

For whom was New York named?.135, 168 

State the nationality of the first settlers of Delaware. By whom 
were they driven out? To what country was Delaware 

next subjected?.. 39 

To whom did the English sell Delaware? With what state was 
it governed until the revolution? For whom was Delaware 

named?.39, 811 

Who colonized Pennsylvania? Give date. State five important 

facts concerning the settlement of Pennsylvania.140-141 

Tell some facts about William Penn. What city did he found? 

What does its name mean?.475, 140, 834 

Where did each of the following make explorations: Marquette? 

Joliet? La Salle?...99, 456, 130 

By whom was New Orleans founded? When?.130, 99 

Name three wars between the French and the English from 1692 to 

1748. What was the principal event of King George’s war?. 168, 99 
When did the French and Indian war begin? Name six of its 

prominent events. 168 

Who won the battle of Fort Duquesne? Give facts about the 

English commander.99, 410 

Mention two generals killed in the battle of Quebec. State 

which army was victorious.99, 467, 503 


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What country was called Acadia? Where were the Acadians 
taken in 1755? When was Acadia ceded to the British? 

. ■ .797, 99-100, 343 

By what treaty was the French and Indian war ended? To 

what countries did France cede Canada and Louisiana?. 168, 34, 130 

When did Franklin discover electricity?.86, 99 

Name in the order in which they were settled the thirteen original 
colonies. Give the dates of settlement of Virginia, New 

York, Massachusetts, Maryland... . 624 

Mention an important event in the history of British America 
that occurred during 1620. Of French America. Of 

Spanish America.. 98 

Explain what is meant by the Mecklenburg declaration... 132 

What were the Blue Laws? In what state and in what year 

were they compiled?. 27 

The Revolutionary Period 

Who became king of England in 1760?.. 151 

State the sentiment of the colonies after the close of the French 

and Indian war. What were “writs of assistance’7. 169 

When was the stamp act passed? TeU of its provisions and 

how it was received by the colonists. 169 

In what city did delegates assemble to resist the stamp act? 

Give details of the action taken by the congress.100, 169 

When was the stamp act repealed? By what other taxes was it 

followed?. 169 

Describe the Boston massacre. The Boston tea party. 169 

What were the provisions of the Boston port bill?. 169 

Give the date of the first continental congress. Where did it 
meet? How many colonies were represented? What 

action was taken?., 169 

State some facts about John Hancock.. 442 

Who warned ‘the people of Lexington of the British attack? 

Describe the battle of Lexington.127, 480 

Give the exact date of the battle of Lexington. TeU why this 

battle was of so great importance.169, 127, 100 

Mention the important conquests made by Ethan Allen.. 169, 396, 162 
Relate in detail the proceedings of the second continental con¬ 
gress. 169 

In what year was George Washington appointed commander- 

in-chief of the American forces?.100, 169 

Describe the battle of Bunker Hill.32, 169 

Mention an important event of March 17, 1776.169,519 


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When and where was the declaration of independence adopted? 

By whom was it written?.100, 169 

Give in substance the first, second, and last paragraphs of the 
declaration of independence. Name five of the prominent 

signers.599-600 

When was the first United States flag unfurled? Explain the 
origin of the stars and stripes. When was the flag adopted 
by congress? Who called the flag ‘‘Old Glory”?. . . . 100, 789, 110 

Give the history of the liberty-bell. 794 

What was the result of the battle of Long Island? Of White 

Plains? What is meant by Washington’s retreat?. 169 

How did Washington spend Christmas night, 1776?. 169 

What part did each of the following take in the revolution: 

Cornwallis? Lafayette? Kosciusko?.422-455 

Name an American city taken by the British forces in 1777.. . 100, 170 
Name the commanders at the battle of Saratoga. What was 

the result of this battle?.1.170, 413, 436 

Mention three battles of 1777 in which Gen. Burgoyne partici¬ 
pated. 170 

Give the date of Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga. Why is 

Saratoga one of the decisive battles of history?.170, 22 

Where is Valley Forge? For what is it noted?.845, 170 

State which army was victorious at each of the following battles: 
Monmouth, Savannah, Stony Point, Charleston, Camden, 

King’s Mountain.170, 11-19 

Give three important facts concerning the life of Anthony 

Wayne. When was the battle of Stony Point?.499, 18 

What brilliant service did Paul Jones render the American 

colonists?.100, 170, 452 

Tell the history of Major Andre and Benedict Arnold. . .397, 399, 100 
In what part of the country were most of the mihtary operations 

of 1781? Under what commander?. 170 

Mention three battles of 1781 in the South. 170 

What was the last battle of the revolution? Give date and 

place of Cornwallis’ surrender.170, 100 

In what year were the articles of confederation adopted by the 
thirteen colonies? When were they ratifled? When did 

they go into effect?.100, 586, 170 

In what city and in what year was the bank of North America 

established? Give facts about Robert Morris.100, 468, 652 

By what treaty was the revolution closed?.100, 164 

Give an account of Shays’s rebellion.100, 154 


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In what year did the constitutional convention assemble at 
Philadelphia? When was the constitution adopted? When 


did it become effective?.100, 170, 594 

Show why the achievements of the following entitle them to 
be ranked as noted Americans: Benjamin Frankhn, Patrick 
Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, John Jay.394-450 


In what year was the independence of the United States recognized 

by Holland? When by Denmark? Sweden? Spain? Russia?. 100 

The Development of the Union 

Who was the first president of the United States? In what 

year was he elected? How long did he serve?.101, 144-145 

Give a brief account of the life of George Washington. 498 

To what pohtical party did Washington belong? State the 
number of candidates for president of the United States 

in 1789...144-145, 618 

On what date was Washington inaugurated? In what city? 

How was the date of inauguration chosen?.170, 794 

Of how many departments did Washington’s cabinet consist? 

Name them. Give the names of the members of Washington’s 

cabinet in 1789...636-638 

Which member of Washington’s cabinet planned the organiza¬ 
tion of the United States bank? Tell something of his life. 652, 442 
Where did the first congress of the United States meet? When?.101, 794 
Name three states admitted to the Union during Washington’s 

administration. 101 

During whose administration as president was the United States 
supreme court organized? The first census enumeration 

ordered? The first tariff biU passed?. 101 

Who laid the cornerstone of the United States capitol? When 

was the capital removed from Philadelphia to Washington?. 101 
By whom was the cotton-gin invented? State some facts 

about the inventor...101, 501 

Name two political parties existing in Washington’s time, and 

state their views. 171 

Name the second president of the United States. How was the 

vice-president chosen?.101,171 

Explain the alien and sedition laws. With what country was 
the United States having trouble at the time these laws 

were passed?. 171 

Was John Adams a popular president? Give reasons. 171 

What president was elected by the house of representatives in 

1800? Why?. 171 

















Why was thie twelfth amendment to the constitution adopted? 

What are its provisions?.171, 

Under whose administration was the District of Columbia 

established?. 

Give an account of the purchase of Louisiana, telling from what 
nation it was purchased, the price paid, and the date of 

the transaction.171, 101, 

Name two explorers who traveled through Oregon and Wash¬ 
ington, 1804-1806. By whom were fur traders sent to these 

territories?.140, 

Give an account of Aaron Burr’s conspiracy. What office did 

he hold under President Jefferson?.171, 414, 

Who built the Clermont? When did she make her first trip 
from New York to Albany? What was her rate of speed?. 101, 
Explain the embargo act and the conditions that led to it. When 

was it passed? When was it repealed?.171, 

Name two important events of Adams’s administration. Of 

Jefferson’s. 

Against what country did the United States declare war in 

1812? Review the causes of this war..101, 

Mention four naval engagements in 1812. Compare results of 

the battles on the land with those on the water.101, 

Describe fully the battle of Lake Erie. What fact did this 

battle establish?. ’ .126, 

What were the results of the battles at Chippewa and Lundy’s 

Lane?. 171, 

Mention some buildings in Washington burned during the war 
of 1812. Give the date and some details of the attack.... 
Name the treaty of peace closing the war of 1812. What battle 

took place after this treaty was signed?.171, 

Who commanded the American forces at the battle of New 

Orleans? Compare the two armies.102, 449, 

Why was Monroe’s administration called the “era of good feeling”?. 
What were the provisions of the Missouri compromise? Why 

was it called a compromise?.172, 

When and from what country did the United States acquire 

Florida?.102, 110, 

What are the principles of the Monroe doctrine? In what year 

was it proclaimed?.172, 

Name the states admitted from 1803 to 1825, and state who 

was president when each was admitted.101- 

Give briefly the most important facts in the lives of James 
Madison and James Monroe.461, 


598 

101 

130 

179 

101 

435 

101 

101 

171 

171 

476 

130 

171 

164 

171 

172 

134 

172 

102 

-102 

467 


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Mention five important events during the administration of 

James Madison. Of James Monroe.101-102 

In what year was the Erie canal completed? Where is it? 

State its length.. . .102, 653 

When was the first railroad built in the United States? What 
was its motive power? When was the first locomotive built 

in the United States?...102, 674, 103 

Mention a subject-to which William Lloyd Garrison devoted 
much time after 1831. State the character of a book by 

William Ellery Channing published in 1841.436, 418 

What position was taken by Andrew Jackson in regard to the 

United States bank?. 172 

State the origin of the poHtical parties known as whigs and 

democrats..172, 171 

Explain the nullification act of South Carolina. How was the 

affair finally settled?.. 172 

Show why the attainments of the following entitle them to be 
regarded as noted Americans: Calhoun, Clay, Andrew Jackson, 

Daniel Webster. '. ...414-499 

Relate the conditions existing in Texas early in the 19th century. 

Describe the battle of the Alamo.160-161, 11, 103 

Under whose administration was the Morse system of telegraphy 

patented? Between what cities was the first message sent?. 103 
How long did William H. Harrison serve as president? By 

whom was he succeeded?. 103 

What was the Dorr rebellion? State the causes.42, 103 

Name the official position held by Daniel Webster when the 
Ashburton treaty was signed. How did this treaty affect 

the state of Maine?.499, 103, 131 

Give two important 'events from the administration of each of 
the following: John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Van 

Buren, Tyler.102-103 

What was the Oregon question? Mention the two parallels 

named in the dispute. How was the matter settled?. 172 

State the cause of the war with Mexico in 1846. Name impor¬ 
tant battles and leaders. What territories did the United 

States acquire as a result of this war?.172, 139, 103 

Explain what is meant by the Wilmot proviso...103, 173 

Associate the name of each of the following with some crisis in 
American history; Sam Houston, Winfield Scott, Santa 

Ana, Zachary Taylor. ..447-493 

Name the states admitted during the administrations of Jackson, 

Van Buren, Polk.103, 624 


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Outline the principal events of James K. Polk’s administration. 103, 477 
What discovery greatly increased the population of California 

in 1849?.104, 33 

Give full details of the compromise of 1850. Name its author. 
Which provision of this compromise is called the fugitive 

slave law?.. 173 

How did the United States acquire New Mexico? What was 

the Gadsden purchase?. 135 

What was the Kansas-Nebraska bill? When was it passed?... 173-, 104 
Describe the feehng existing between the northern and southern 

states from 1850 to 1860. What was the principal issue?. . 173 

Give fg-cts about Stephen A. Douglas and Charles Sumner, show¬ 
ing their attitude towards the pubHc questions of their time.428, 492 

Explain the troubles in Kansas, 1854 to 1859.173, 126 

From what earlier political parties was the republican party of 

1856 formed?. .' . 173 

Name the states admitted and other important events occurring 

during the administrations of Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce. 104 

During what years was James Buchanan president?. 104 

For what is Cyrus W. Field noted? When was the first message 

received over the Atlantic cable?.433, 104 

Which was the first southern state to secede from the Union?.... 104 

Give the names of tliree men who were candidates for president 

of the United States in 1860. Which was elected?. 619, 173, 104 

Name the states which seceded from the Union in 1861. 104 

Where and when did the organization of the “Confederate States 

of America” take place? Who was chosen president?.... 104, 174 

Give an account of the fife of Jefferson Davis.. 425 

Describe the first attack on Fort Sumter. Who commanded 

the confederate forces? The union?.174, 158 

Give the date of the first battle of Bull Run. The second. In 
what state were these battles fought? Name the com¬ 
manders. State the result..32, 12 

Name six battles of 1862—two fought in the North and four 

in the South. 105 

By whom was New Orleans captured in 1862? Give facts about 

Farragut.16, 105, 432 

What was the nature of the emancipation proclamation? When 

and by whom was it issued?.44-45, 105, 176 

Name four important battles of 1863. Which army was victorious 

at Chancellorsville? At Chickamauga? At Gettysburg^?. 105, 11-19 
Describe the battle of Gettysburg. Who were the commanders? 

Give its date. 115 


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Mention three battles of 1864. Which army was victorious in 

each?.105, 11-19 

In what year was the battle of Antietam fought? The Wilder¬ 
ness? How many were killed and wounded in each battle?. 11, 19 

By what battle was the civil war terminated?. 175 

Review briefly the civil war, giving dates, battles, leaders, and 

result. 139 

Give facts about Robert E. Lee, stating his education and the 

wars in which he fought... 456 

When was General Lee made commander-in-chief of the con¬ 
federate armies? Name four battles of the civil war in 

which he commanded. 456 

What service did the following render the confederacy: Beaure- 
• gard? Early? “Stonewall” Jackson? Albert Sidney John¬ 
ston? Joseph E. Johnston?.404-451 

Give an accoimt of the life of Ulysses S. Grant. In what year did 
he become commander-in-chief of the federal armies? 

When general of the army of the United States?. 439 

How did each of the following distinguish himseK during the civil 

war: McClellan? Meade? Sheridan? Sherman?.464-488 

When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated? Sketch the principal 

events of his life. How long was he president?.457, 144-145 

By whom was Lincoln succeeded as president?. 105 

What two amendments to the constitution of the United States 
were proclaimed during Johnson’s administration? State 

the purpose of each.105-106, 598-599 

Tell fully how and when Alaska came into the possession of the 

United States.. ...105, 177, 508 

What conditions led to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson? 

Before what body was he tried? What was the verdict?. . 177, 451 

Who became president of the United States in 1869?.106, 439 

What was the fifteenth amendment to the constitution? When 

was it ratified?...106, 598-599 

For what claims was the Geneva award paid? State the amount. 

By what treaty was the matter adjusted?.177, 106, 165 

Give the history of the Alabama claims. How were they arbi¬ 
trated? Who named the arbitrators?. 11 

For what is Horace Greeley noted? When was he a candidate 

for president of the United States?.440, 177 

Who was Sitting Bull? How was he regarded by his tribe? What 
was his attitude toward the whites? What American general 
was killed in the battle of the Little Big Horn? Give date.. 106, 488 
Name six notable events of Grant’s administration. 106 


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By what body was the election of president decided in 1876? 

Which candidate was declared elected?. 177 

Mention three events of Hayes’s administration. 106 

How long did James A. Garfield serve as president? Give some 

of his personal characteristics.106, 144-145, 436 

Who succeeded to the presidency after the assassination of 

Garfield?. 106 

Describe Bartholdi’s statue of Liberty. Where is it? By whom 

was it unveiled?... 539, 107 

'Under whose administration was Chinese immigration prohibited?. 107 

During whose administration was the McKinley tariff bill passed? 

The Wilson tariff biU?.107, 108 

Give the more important events of Cleveland’s two administra¬ 
tions. Outline the leading facts of his life.107-108,420 

What states were admitted under President Harrison?. 107 

In what year did McKinley take office as president?. 108 

Name a tariff bill which became effective during McKinley’s 

administration. 108 

What was the cause of the Spanish-American war?.156, 38-39 

Name the leading battles and the chief leaders of the Spanish- 
American war. How long did this war last? How much 

money did it cost the United States?.139, 156-158 

Describe the battle of Manila Bay. Name the American com¬ 
mander. Compare this battle with Trafalgar.131,427 

Give facts about Sampson, Schley, and Roosevelt in connection 

with the Spanish-American war.. .156-157, 486, 482 

For what military service is each of the following distinguished: 

Adna R. Chaffee, Robley D. Evans, Richmond P. Hobson, 
Nelson A. Miles, Charles D. Sigsbee, Joseph Wheeler, 

Leonard Wood?.417-503 

By what treaty was the Spanish-American war closed? What 
territory did the United States acquire? How much money 

did the United States pay to Spain?.177, 164, 139 

When did congress authorize self-government for Cuba? In 
what year was the government formally transferred to the 

Cuban authorities?. 39 

When and in what city was President McKinley assassinated? 

Sketch briefly the life of McKinley.108, 177, 464 

By whom was McKinley succeeded as president?. 108 

Under whose administration was the Panama canal purchase 

made? When was the treaty signed? What are its terms?. 108, 553 

What cabinet department was created in 1903?.108, 639 

In what year was Japanese immigration restrained?.. 177 


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When did the pure food law take effect?. 109 

When was the San Francisco earthquake?. 109 

Mention the leading events of Roosevelt’s first administration. 

His second. Give a brief sketch of his life.108-109, 482 

Name some prominent positions held by William H. Taft before 
his election to the presidency. When did he become presi¬ 
dent?... 492 

What were the chief features of the Taft administration?... 109, 178 
Under whose administration was each of the following states 

admitted: Arizona? New Mexico? Oklahoma?. 109 

When and by whom was the north pole discovered?. 109 

In what year were postal savings banks established? The 

parcel post system?.109, 849, 848 

When was the progressive party organized?. 96 

When were the sixteenth and seventeenth amendments to the 
constitution ratified? In whose administrations? What 

are the provisions of thes^ amendments?.109, 599 

In what field of activity was Woodrow Wilson prominent before 
he entered political life? Give a brief sketch of his 

career..502-503 

What are the noteworthy events of Wilson’s administration?. . 109, 178 
Who was president during the war of 1812? The war with 
Mexico in 1846? The civil war? The Spanish-American 

war?...139, *101-108 

How many presidents served two full terms?.144-145 

Which president served the shortest term?.144-145 

How many presidents were college men? How many were 

self-taught or had only common school education?.144-145 

How many presidents were born in the state in which you five?. 144-145 
Which state has produced the greatest number of presidents?. 144-145 
State the number of democratic presidents since 1860. Repub¬ 
lican. . .144-145 

Where is Lincoln buried? Grant? Fillmore?.144-145 

Which president once killed a man in a duel?. ...785-786 

Mention a cabinet department created in 1913. 640 

Associate each of the following names with some public enter¬ 
prise: Jane Addams, Clara Barton, Andrew Carnegie, George 

W. Goethals, Jacob Riis.394-481 

With what country and in what year was Perry’s treaty made? 

How many important treaties in American history have 

been made at Paris?. 164 

Who is now president of the United States?.144-145, 605 


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CANADA 


By whom was the gulf of St. Lawrence first explored? When?... 34 

When and by whom was Quebec founded? What was the 

character of the settlement?.. 34, 98, 562 

State the year in which the French Jesuits settled at Port Royal. 98 

Where was Fort St. Louis built? By whom?. 34 

Give an account of the life of Samuel de Champlain. When did 

he become governor of Canada?.418, 98 

What name was given to Canada by the French settlers?. 805 

By what people was Port Royal taken in 1628?. 98 

What country took Quebec in 1629? Name the leader. . .’.562, 98 

How long after 1629 did the English hold Quebec? By whose 
influence was Canadian territory restored to the French? 

Give date...;.562, 98 

Mention two classes of missionaries active in Canada early in 

the 17th century. Give three facts about them.. 34 

By whom and when was Montreal founded? Who named the 

place?.546, 830 

Name the first bishop of Quebec. 99 

Mention a mission founded in 1668. 99 

When wa 3 the Hudson bay company chartered? What territory 

was granted t-he company?...i. 34 

From wtat stronghold and throughout what district did the 
French rule during the 17th century and the early half of 

the 18th century?.. 34 

In what year did Frontenac become governor of Canada? 

Locate a fort named for him. 99 

Of the Indian tribes in Canada name one friendly to the Enghsh 

and one hostile tribe. 34 

What tribe of Indians captured Lachine?. 99 

During the greater part of the 18th century what European 

countries were struggling for control of America?. 34 

Name the principal event of King George’s war.168, 99 

Name the leaders at the battle of Quebec. Which was vic¬ 
torious? On what ^^plains” was the battle fought? What 

contest was practically ended by this battle?.34, 503, 467, 562 

Give the date of the conquest of Montreal by the English. State 

the importance of this capitulation.34, 546 

By what treaty, of peace was the French and Indian war ended? 

What were its terms?....168, 34 

How were Montreal and Quebec affected by the American revo¬ 
lution?. 546 , 100 


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At what time were St. John, N. B., and Kingston, Ontario, 

founded?. 100 

In what year was Canada divided into Upper and Lower Canada? 

What was the character of each division?.101, 34 

When and by whom was the city of Toronto founded? Give 
the name of the fort which formerly occupied the site of 

Toronto....575, 99, 844 

At what time was slavery rendered illegal in Upper Canada? In 
Lower Canada? Was this earher or later than the aboHtion 

of slavery throughout the British dominions?.101, 155 

Who was the founder of Ottawa? By what name was Ottawa 

formerly known?. 

In what year was the Welland canal completed? What cities does 

it connect?.. 

When was constitutional government granted to Newfoundland? 

At what time were Upper and Lower Canada reunited for legis¬ 
lative purposes?. 

What city became the capital of Canada in 1858?. 104 

By what legislative act were the British colonies in North America 

united? What name was given to their union?.34,53 

Name the colonies included in the Dominion of Canada at the 
time it was constituted. Mention three others added from 
1868 to 1873. What colony refused to join the confed¬ 
eracy?...34, 105, 106 

Who was the first governor-general of Canada?.,. 151 

Name the first premier of Canada. Mention other important 
offices held by him What was his influence in the federa¬ 
tion of the colonies?.152, 460 

Give a brief sketch of the life of Alexander Mackenzie. What 

honor did he decline?. 460 

What agitation took place in Nova Scotia in 1868?. 106 

State the cause of Rieks rebelHon. How was it suppressed? 

Give its date. 34 

In what circumstances was Manitoba organized? What name 
' was given to the unorganized territory beyond Manitoba?... 34 

Name the divisions of the Northwest Territory made in 1882.. . . 107 

By what treaty of 1871 was the fisheries dispute with the United 

States settled? What arrangement was made?. 34 

Describe the second rebellion headed by Louis Riel.34-35 

When did the Washington treaty expire? How did its expira¬ 
tion affect the fisheries question?. 35 

How and when was the Bering sea question settled?. 35 


551 

102 

103 


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In what year was the controversy over the Alaskan boundary 

decided? In favor of which country?.... .35, 108 

When was the Canadian Pacific railway completed?. 107 

In what year was the Canadian-Australian cable laid?. 108 

When was the university of Ottawa founded? McGill university? 

King’s College, Windsor, N. S.?.100-108 

In what year did the first transatlantic steamer arrive at Quebec? 

When was the suspension bridge at Niagara Falls opened? 

The Grand Trunk railroad?. 104 

At what time did Canada adopt the decimal system* of coinage?.. 104 

What administration changes occurred in 1911? What reciprocal 

measure was defeated at the same time?.109, 35 

State the important facts from the fives of Sir Charles Tupper, 

Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Robert Laird Borden, Duke of Con¬ 
naught, Baron Strathcona, Sir Lomer Gouin.409-495 

Name the present governor-general of Canada. The present 

premier..151, 152 


MEXICO 

According to traditional history what different dates are given 

for the occupation of Mexico by the Toltecs?.98, 132, 162 

Describe the 'Feltecs—their mode of fife, their religion, their 

progress and civilization.132, 162-163 

What was the fate of the Toltecs in Mexico? By whom were 

they succeeded? Give the approximate date.132, 162, 98 

Give an account of the government of the Aztecs. Of their 

religion.. 132 

When was the city of Mexico founded? What is the origin of 

its name?.98, 132, 829 

Name the first Spanish discoverer to visit Mexico. Give the 

date. What sort of government did he set up?.... 132, 423, 98 
With what territories was Mexico united in 1540? Under what 

name? How was all this territory governed?.. 132 

How did Mexico rank with other Spanish colonies? With what 
country was Mexico compelled to carry on all its foreign 

trade?. 132-133 

For how long did Spain rule Mexico? Under what circumstances 

was the republic of Mexico established?.132-133 

Who became president of Mexico in 1833? Give the leading 

events of his fife.103, 485 

Give the dates connected with the independence of Texas. What 
war was the result of the annexation of Texas by the United 
States?.133, 103 


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Name the Mexican leader in the war against the United States 

in 1846. State the result of the war. 139 

Sketch affairs in Mexico from 1855 to 1867. 133 

By what country was the Emperor Maximihan sent to Mexico?. . 133 

How long did Maximihan rule Mexico? How did the empire 

end? Who resumed the government of Mexico?.105, 133 

In what year did Porfirio Diaz become president of Mexico? 

How long did he serve? Name two events of his admin¬ 
istration.133, 427, 109 

Why did Porfirio Diaz resign as president? Give facts about 

Madero.133, 109 

Who led an insurrection beginning in 1912?. 133 

Name the leader of an insurrection commencing in 1913. 109 

What led the U. S. to take Vera Cruz in 1914?. 133 

SOUTH AMERICA 

When did the Incas rule Peru?. 120 

By whom was Peru conquered in 1533?.120, 477 

Who were the first two European explorers of Argentina? At 

what time were their explorations made?. 20 

When was Buenos Ayres founded? _ Why was the site chosen? 

What does its name mean?.20, 804 

From what European country did some of the colonists of 

Argentina come?. 20 

Where did the Spanish establish themselves in 1729?. 99 

Until 1775, how was Argentina governed? What change of 
government was made in that year? What territory was 

added? What city became the capital?..20, 100 

What people regarded Titicaca as a sacred place? Tell one of 

their legends. 844 

When were Buenos Ayres and Montevideo occupied by the 

Enghsh? What was the effect on the colonists?. 20 

In what year did the independence of Argentina begin?.101, 20 

What confederation was formed in 1816? In 1831? Describe 

conditions in the Argentine confederation, J.831 to 1859... 20 

When was the constitution of Argentina decreed?. 102 

Mention the territories acquired by Argentina in 1881. Between 
what two countries were Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego 

divided?.20, 106 

Tell something of the development of railroads in Argentina.. 108, 20 
How did Argentina restrict immigration in 1911?. 20 


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Name a large battleship launched for the Argentine navy. Give 

date. 109 

Make a statement about Argentina’s expenditures for education 

in recent years. 20 

Name the president of Argentina., ..604-605 

What Portuguese navigator discovered Brazil? When?. 143 

When did Amerigo Vespucci visit Brazil?. 396 

Who made the first settlement in Brazil? In what year?. 31 

Under the power of what country did Brazil fall in 1578? To 

what country did it become a prey?. 31 

When did Portugal recover Brazil from the Hollanders?.31, 84 

Why was the seat of Portuguese government once at Rio de 

Janeiro? When did Brazil become a kingdom?.143, 31, 102 

Who was the “perpetual defender” of Brazil? When did he 

proclaim the independence of the country?.31-32, 102 

When was the republic of Brazil founded?. . . 32 

What important international steps were taken by Brazil during 

the year 1906?. 32 

Name a conference held at Rio de Janeiro in 1906. 109 

What demonstration of international interest was given by Rio de 

Janeiro in 1908?. 32 

Wbo is the president of Brazil?.604-605 

To whom did Chile originally belong? By whom was it con¬ 
quered in 1535?. 35 

When and by whom was Santiago founded?.. 839 

For how many years was Chile a Spanish colony? When did 

Chile gain her independence?. 35 

Compare Chile with other South American states with respect 

to internal disturbances. 35 

From what countries did Chile gain large territories in 1881?. .35, 106 

What serious disaster visited Valparaiso in 1906?.788 

Who is now president of Chile?. ' .604-605 

Give facts about Atahualpa, Simon Bolivar, Santos-Dumont.. 400-485 


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HISTORY OF CONTINENTAL EUROPE 


ITALY 

f 

Under whom did the kingdom of Italy begin? By what con¬ 
queror of Italy was he put to death?.66, 67 

Who was Belisarius? Justinian? For whom did Belisarius 

take Italy?..405, 452, 67 

What parts of Italy did the Lombards conquer? Give date. 

Give meaning of the name Lombards.127, 67 

Where and when was Charlemagne crowned king of Italy? What 

other countries did he rule?.69, 418 

Tp what empire did southern Italy become subject in 890 A. D.?. 70 

Where, when, and by whom was Otto I crowned king of Italy? 

Of what country was he already king?. 473 

In what year was Italy united to Germany?. 73 

What is meant by the two Sicilies?. 154 

By whom was Sicily taken from the Saracens? What title did 

his son receive?.75, 482 

In what century did Venice become a great maritime power? 

From what period’ does the cathedral of St. Mark date?... 75, 576 
Who were the Ghibellines? The Guelphs? What influence 

had their feud upon Italy?... 115 

What were the Sicilian vespers?.123, 155 

State some facts about Savonarola. When did he Live?. 485 

Describe the progress made by the republics of Italy during 
the 12th and 13th centuries. How did these conditions 

lead to the downfall of the states?. 123 

When did the dpminion of Italy pass to the pope?. 76 

Give an account of Dante’s hfe. Why was he banished?. 424 

Who was Lorenzo de’ Medici? For what was the Medici family 

distinguished?.465, 80 

For what is the pontificate of Pope Leo X noted? How was 

he related to Lorenzo de’ Medici?.80, 456, 26 

For what is Michaelangelo famed? 0{ what great structure 

was he the architect?..397-398, 572 

Give the date of Napoleon’s Itahan campaign. 86 

When was the Italian repubhc proclaimed? Who became its 

president?.86, 88 

What coronation took place at Milan in 1805? How long did 

the kingdom of Italy last?.543-544, 88 


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After the fall of Napoleon by what authority was Italy recon¬ 
stituted?. 123 

What was the result of the revolution of 1848? Explain what 

‘S' Cavour accomplished for Italy at this time.91, 417 

When did Victor Emmanuel become king of Sardinia, and when 

king of Italy? When did his reign end?.497,93,95 

Describe Garibaldi’s career. Mention one of his conquests.... 436, 123 
When did Rome become the capital of Italy? Under what 

control was Rome from 728 to 1870?.95, 567 

What is the Vatican? Under whose power is it?.576, 567 

With whom was Italy at war, 1911-12? State result.. 123, 139 

Sketch briefly facts about the following: Raphael, Titian, 

Leonardo da Vinci..479-497 

What did Galileo do toward the progress of science? What 

opposition did he meet?. 435 

What Italian city was the birthplace of Christopher Columbus? 

What great discovery did he make? Give date.421,98 

THE EASTERN EMPIRE 
TURKEY, OR THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 

When did Justinian become emperor of the east? What were 

the characteristics of his reign?.67, 452 

Mention some territory acquired by the eastern empire before 

600 A. D. Give the extent of the empire in 600.67, 68 

How was Constantinople twice saved from the Saracens?. 68 

From what part of the world did the Ottoman Turks come?... 166 

When were the Turks first recognized as a nation?.. 67 

From whom did the Turks get their religion? In what century?. 166 

What does Ottoman mean? Who was Othman?..833, 166 

By whom was the Ottoman empire founded? When?. 76 

When did the Ottomans establish themselves in Europe?. 79 

Trace the Ottoman encroachments upon the eastern empire.78-80 

For what purpose did John VII of the eastern empire visit Italy?. 78 
When did the eastern empire end? How long had it existed?. . 80, 42 
During the 14th and 15th centuries what was the military rank 

of the Turkish empire?. 166 

Mention the territory acquired by Turkey between 1360 and 

1520..166, 81-83 

By whom was the Turkish navy created? In what century?.. 166 

Under whom did the Ottoman empire reach its greatest power?. . 166 

For what was Solyman the Magnificent celebrated?.166, 489 

Mention the first great naval defeat and the first great reverse 

on land which the Ottoman empire met.. .. 166 


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When was the battle of Lepanto fought? By whom?.166, 127 

Name. Turkey’s strongest opponent in the 18th century.^ 166 

What Russian territory did Turkey hold at the middle of the 

18th century?. 166 

When did the Turkish empire lose the Crimea?.167, 87 

By what means and at what time did Greece become independent 

of Turkey?... 167 

Give the cause of the Crimean war. What countries united with 

Turkey in that war?.167, 38 

What was the result of the Crimean war?.167, 136 

Explain the causes and the results of the Russo-Turkish war. 167, 136 
Name the territory lost by Turkey between 1878 and 1885.. . 167 

By whom was Abdul-Hamid forced to abdicate? What is the 

order of succession to the Turkish throne?.167, 383 

Give the cause and the result of the Balkan war.167, 136 


SPAIN AND PORTUGAL 


By what names was Spain known to the Greeks and to the 

Romans? Why was Spain so named?.155, 842 

In what century and by whom was Barcelona founded and ' 

named?.155-156, 801 

In what order was Spain successively controlled by the Moors, 
the Visigoths, the Greeks, the Romans? Trace the same 

nations in Portugal.156, 142 

Under the power of what invading nation was Spain at the time 
of the fall of the western empire, 476 A. D.? What invaders 

made Toledo their capital?.156, 844 

Describe conditions in Spain under Roman rule... 156 

When did the Moors obtain control of Spain? When did they 

lose it? When were the last Moors expelled?.156, 16, 82 

In what century did small Christian kingdoms begin to spring 

up in Moorish Spain?. 166 

What is the Alhambra? When was it founded?.788, 77 

Show how Ferdinand V of Castile became monarch of all the 

Spanish kingdoms.432, 156 

When was the conquest of Granada made?.80, 156 

Name an important discovery made during the reign of Ferdi¬ 
nand and Isabella. Give the date.432-433 

What Portuguese city was the market of the world in the 16th 


century?. 

Mention some celebrated Portuguese navigators, their voyages 

and discoveries. 

When did Spain acquire the Philippines?. 


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Between what dates was Portugal under Spanish rule?.82, 84 

Describe the Spanish armada. In what year and with what object 

was it sent out? What was the result?. 21 

Under what ruler were Mexico and Peru added to Spain? Give 

dates... 156, 83 

When did the war of the Spanish succession occur? Give result. 156, 139 
Why did Spain ’declare war against Napoleon in 1808? What 

country aided Spain in this war, and with what result?. 156 

When was Portugal released from Napoleon’s power? When did 

it become a constitutional monarchy? A repubhc?. 143 

Upon the abdication of what ruler did Spain become a republic? 

How soon was the monarchy restored?.. 156 

State the cause of the Spanish-American war. What possessions 

did Spain lose as a result of this war? ‘ .156, 139 

Who were Cervantes, Cid, Cortez, Velasquez, Magellan?.417-496 

FRANCE 

By what name was France known to the Romans? What 

Roman ruler first conquered France?.110, 63 

Give the origin of the name France. When are the Franks 

first mentioned in history?.815, 65 

How early was Paris known to the Romans? When and under 

whom did the Franks take Paris?.555, 66 

Under what power was Gaul when the western empire fell?.. . 66 , 110 

Who was the founder of the French monarchy?.67, 421, 110 

To what dynasty did Clovis I belong? How long did the Mero¬ 
vingians rule France?..110, 147 

What was the Salic law?.153-154, 67 

Who was Charles Martel? What decisive battle in the world’s 

history did he win?.419, 22 

Name the founder of the Carlovingian dynasty.147, 476 

During whose rule did France reach its greatest power?.110, 418 

Between what years was Charlemagne king of France?. 147 

Who was the founder of the new western empire? In what year? 

Over what countries did he rule?.69, 418 

Explain the song of Roland and its connection with French 

history.382, 378 

Trace the divisions of the empire among the descendants of 

Charlemagne... 09 

How and when did Normandy get its name? Who were the 

( Northmen?. 135 ^ g 32 

Name the first king of the house of Capet. Over what Euro¬ 
pean countries has the house of Capet ruled?.148, 415 


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At what time was the French language first written?.72, 293 

What were the crusades? Name three French rulers who led 

the crusades...38, 75, 77 

When was the university of Paris founded? What colleges 

existed in Paris prior to that time?.76, 111 

Which king first levied a tax to maintain a standing army?. Ill 

By virtue of what law did Philippe of Valois become king?. Ill 

Between whom and when did the hundred years’ war occur? 

Name king of France at the beginning and at the close... .138, 148 
What country was victorious in each of the following battles: 

Crecy, Poitiers, Agincourt?.527, 78, 111 

What part did Joan of Arc play in bringing the hundred years’ 

war to a close? What title is apphed to her?.399, 111, 81 

What was the Bastille?. 518 

Who were the troubadours? Name the first troubadour of note.. 385, 74 

Sketch the conditions which brought about the renaissance . 294 

Who were the Huguenots? Under what French king did their 

persecution begin?.118, 111 

Describe the massacre of St. Bartholomew. Who instigated 

it?.118, 153, 111, 417 

Who was the first king of the house of Bourbon?.148, 111 

By what edict were the rights of the Huguenots estabhshed? 

What war did this close?.118, 42, 164, 138 

When did Cardinal Richeheu administer the government?.Ill, 480 

Give an account of the reign of Louis XIV. What cardinal 

was his prime minister?..459, 464 

From what is the name Fronde derived? When did the wars 

of the Fronde occur?. 113 

By whom was the edict of Nantes revoked?.'. .42, 85 

How did the American war for independence influence the 

people of France during the latter part of the 18th century?. Ill 
State the conditions which led to the French revolution begim 

in the reign of Louis XVI. How long did it last?.459, 139 

Sketch briefly the fife of Marie Antoinette. 398 

What class of people composed the tiers Half What other classes 

controlled most of the wealth of France?. 162 

What is meant by the states general?.842 

When did the national assembly begin? By what other name was 

it known? What did it do?. 21 

What was the national guard? When organized? Give facts 

about its first commander.113, 87, 455 

What action was taken by the legislative assembly?. 21 

When did the “convention” meet? What did it proclaim?. 21 


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Who were the Girondists? When did most of them perish?. .115-116 
Who were the Jacobins? What political power did they exert?. 123-124 
What organization was responsible for the reign of terror? When 

did it begin?.124, 113 

Give facts from the life of Danton, Marat, Robespierre, Char¬ 
lotte Corday, Madame Roland.422-482 

Mention the principal events of the French revolution.112-113 

What was the French directory? Of how many members was 

it composed?. 41 

Who became commander of the French army in 1795?. 87 

When was the directory overthrown? By whom? What official 

position did he take? How long did the consulate last?. 112, 469, 148 

What is the legion of honor? Who instituted it?.366, 793 

When was Napoleon I proclaimed emperor of France? How long 

did he reign? Explain the cause of his downfall. .. .89, 148, 470 
After the abdication of Napoleon, to what island was he exiled? 

How long did he remain there in exile?.469-470, 813 

Sketch briefly the life of Napoleon 1.469-470 

Upon the restoration of the Bourbon line who became king?. 148, 112 
What was the hundred days’ war? What battle ended it?. .. .470, 112 
Describe the battle of Waterloo. Name the leaders. Give 

the result. Why is this battle of particular importance?. 179, 22 
To what island was Napoleon I banished after his defeat at 

Waterloo? When did he die?. 112 

For what purpose was the holy alliance formed? What coun¬ 
tries entered into it?.89, 117-118, 164 

Name the leading battles and chief leaders of the Napoleonic 

wars. ' What position did France hold at their close?. 139 

How was the reign of Charles X affected by the revolution of 

1830?.112, 148 

When did the second repubhc begin? Who was its president? 

Under what title did he become emperor?.148,112,470 

In what war was the battle of Sedan fought? What emperor 

was captured? Give facts about the battle.139, 112 

Give the chief facts in the history of Alsace-Lorraine.. 11 

What change of government followed the defeat and the capture 

of Napoleon III?. 148 

What were the Tuileries?. 165 

In what wars did Bazaine and MacMahon distinguish them¬ 
selves? Which commanded at Sedan? Which at Metz?. 404, 460 

Mention five kings of France who were deposed. 41 

When did the final disposition of the Dreyfus case occur?. 112 

For how many years has France been a republic?. 148 


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To whom was the Nobel prize for chemistry awarded in 1911?. . 97 

Connect each of the following with some important period in 

French history’: Conde, Grouchy, Turenne.421-495 

For what is each of the following celebrated: Bonheur? Dore? 

Eiff el? Rodin?.409-481 

Who is the present president of France?.605 

GERMANY 

What is the meaning of the name Germany?. 816 

Wlio were the Teutones? What region is supposed to have 

been their original settlement?. 160 

When did the Teutones invade Gaul? Compare with the date 

of the first great migration of the German nations.160, 62 

By whom were the Germans defeated in 55 B. C.?. 63 

Where did the Frisians five? When and by whom were they 

subjected to Roman rule?. 113 

Name two German cities which grew out of the fixed camps of 

the Roman legions. 64 

Give the year in which Germanicus subdued Germany. 64 

In what manner did Varus govern lower Germany? Who was 

emperor of Rome at that time?.64, 146 

When was a Roman bridge built across the Danube? Under 

what Roman emperor?.65, 146 

Mention a wall built in Germany by the Roman emperor Hadrian. 65 
Where did the Goths originally dwell? Name the two divisions 
into which they separated in the 3rd centmy. Where did 

each division settle?. 116 

What people established a confederacy in Germany at the middle 

of the 3rd century?. 65 

From what people did Hungary take its name? What was its 

ancient name?.821, 65 

When did the Huns invade Hungary? Where did they come 

from? Why are the Germans called Huns?.821, 119, 65 

When did Teutonic tribes first ovemm Alsace-Lorraine?. 11 

Where did the Lombards five? In what century did they leave 

their original location? How far south did they migrate?. 127 
In what parts of Germany did France claim supremacy? Where 

did the Franks set up their kingdom?.66, 113 

Who are the Czechs? When did they settle in Bohemia?.... 528 

When did Charlemagne become king of Germany, Italy, and 

France? What was the character of his reign?.69, 418, 113 

What king is regarded as the founder of the German empire? 

How was he related to Charlemagne?.149, 69 


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When did the Carlovingian dynasty end? At this period what 
nations were in Germany? By whom was their king 

crowned?!.149, 113-114 

Mention some conquests made during the reigns of Henry the 

Fowler and Otho the Great.149, 114, 473 

During the 10th century what was the attitude of the Hun¬ 
garians towards other nations? Who subdued them? 

When did Hungary become subject to Germany?.118, 114 

Give the main facts of the disagreement between Henry IV of 

Germany and Pope Gregory VII.75, 445, 440, 522 

When did the Hohenstauffen dynasty begin?. 149 

Under whose reign did the wars of the Guelphs and the Ghibel- 

hnes begin? At what time? Explain their strife.... 114, 149, 115 
When was the Hanseatic league formed? Explain why the 

Hanse towns formed a league.77, 117 

By what emperor was the house of Habsburg founded? What 

historic feud did he terminate?.114, 149, 483 

What invention was made by Gutenberg? Where? When?.. .441, 80 
Of what country is it. said that its history is the history of the 

house of Habsburg?. 22 

In what century and under what Austrian ruler was Himgary 

united to Austria?.22, 118 

When did the reformation begin? In whose reign?.80, 150, 464 

Give a brief sketch of the life of Martin Luther. 460 

What was the attitude of Charles V towards the reformation? 

State the importance of the period in which he reigned... 418 

When was the diet of Worms held? What was it? What plea 

did Luther make?.82, 165, 460 

Of what did the confession of Augsburg consist? What was its 

purpose? Give facts about the compiler. .. .688, 465 

Explain the cause of the thirty years’ war. Give the dates, the 

leading battles, the chief leaders....114, 161, 138 

What was the defenestration of Prague?.39, 560 

Name the countries involved in the thirty years’ war. By what 

treaty was it closed?.161-162, 114 

Give facts about Tilly. Wallenstein.495, 497 

By what country was Maria Theresa supported in her contest 
for the throne of Germany? How long did the war of the 

Austrian succession last?.462, 139 

When and where was the battle of Liitzen fought? In what ' 

war? What king was killed in this battle?.131, 441 

In what condition did the thirty years’ war leave Germany?... 114 


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Name the chief contestants in the seven years’ war. What 

nations were involved? State its effect upon Prussia.. . 154, 51, 139 
Give some facts from the life of Frederick the Great of Prussia... 434 

When did Francis II of Germany take the title of Emperor of 

Austria? By whom was he driven out of Germany?.... 88, 22 
At what time was Germany under the power of Napoleon? How 

was it governed during that period?.114, 150, 37 

State the object of the holy alliance. When was it formed?., .117-118 
How long did the Germanic confederation rule? By what vote 

was Austria excluded from the confederation?.150,114 

State the cause of the seven weeks’ war. Name the principal 

battles. How did it result?.. 114,139 

In what year was Austria finally excluded from Germany? 

What is meant by the North German confederation? How 

long did it rule Germany?.22, 136, 150 

Who became king of Prussia in 1861? Premier in 1862?. 92 

When was the Franco-Prussian war? Name the leading battles. 

The chief leaders. What did Germany gain by this war?. 139, 114 

Give the effects of German rule in Alsace-Lorraine. 11 

Tell some facts about Bismarck, Frederick Charles, von Moltke. 
Which commanded the German forces at Gravelotte? 
Which received a title in recognition of his services during 

the Franco-Prussian war?.407-467 

WTien was the Germanic empire reconstructed? Who was its 

first emperor? How long had he been king of Prussia?. 114, 150, 502 
In what year did WiUiam II become emperor of Germany? What 

characteristics make his reign conspicuous?.150, 502, 115 

Name the present ruler of Germany. 605 

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY 

By what battle of the seven weeks’ war was Austria perma¬ 


nently separated from Germany? Give date.22, 119 

In what respects is the government of Hungary distinct from 

that of Austria?..22, 119 

When did Austria pass a universal suffrage law?. 96 

What territories were acquired by Austria in 1909?.22, 96 

When did Francis Joseph become emperor of Austria? When 
was he crowned king of Hungary? Outline the principal 

events of his reign. ‘ .434, 119 

For what was Metternich distinguished? Kossuth?.. .466, 454 

Who is now ruler of Austria-Hungary?. 605 


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DENMARK 


Give the meaning of the name Scandinavia. In early literature 

what people were called Scandinavians?.840, 286 

How early did the Romans know the inhabitants of Denmark?.. 40 

Who was Odin? Name the mythical first ruler of Denmark.... 40, 337 
Name two classes into which the early people of Denmark were 

divided, and state their occupations. 40 

Give the date of the first recorded invasion of Britain by the 

Danes, or Northmen.69, 136 

Who was the first authentic king of Denmark? What countries 

did he unite? In what country did his descendants reign?.40, 71 
What are the Eddas? When were they composed? What is 

meant by the sagas?.286, 354, 379 

When did Canute reign in England? When did his dynasty in 

Denmark end?.,.415, 150, 40 

State the extent of the Danish kingdom in the 12th and 13th 

centuries. 40 

Mention a queen who ruled Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. By 

what act were these countries united?.40, 462, 164 

When was the union of Calmar dissolved?. 83 

How long did the Oldenburg line rule Denmark?. 40 

Who was the ablest Danish ruler? When did he reign?.40, 83 

At what time was serfdom prevalent in Denmark? What king 

was active in abolishing serfdom?. 40 

What effect have the Schleswig-Holstein troubles produced?. 40 

Who is the present king of Denmark?. 605 

When, to what country, and for what sum did Denmark sell the 

Virgin islands?. * .41, 577, 624 

SWEDEN AND NORWAY 

Divide the early inhabitants of Sweden into two groups. State 

their origin. How did an attempt to unite them result?.... 158 

From what deity did the Ynglingar d 5 masty claim descent?.. 158, 337 

Who were Odin, Frigga, Thor?.330-342 

Give the origin of Friday, Thursday, Wednesday. .816-846 

Name a king who ruled the whole of Sweden. When?. 158 

When and by whom was Stockholm founded? What does its 

name mean?. gyj g ^2 

Who was the first Christian king of Sweden?. 73 

Who became king of Sweden in 1150? Why did his death cause 

trouble with Denmark?. ^53 

When was the throne of Sweden offered to the ruler -of another ' 

country?. 4 Q 2 ’ 


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What countries were united by the union of Calmar? Give 

date....159, 164, 462 

When were the Danes driven from Sweden? Who then became 

king of Sweden?.159, 83, 441 

In what condition did Gustaf Vasa leave Sweden at his death?. . 159 

How did Sweden become involved in the thirty years’ war? 

Who was king of Sweden? Where was he killed?.... 161-162, 131 
How does Gustavus Adolphus rank with other rulers of his time? 

When did he reign?...159, 441 

When was Sweden declared an absolute monarchy?. 85 

Characterize the reign of Charles XII of Sweden.418,85,87 

Who was Bernadotte? How did he become king of Sweden? 

Characterize his reign and the Bernadotte dynasty.406, 159 

In what year were Norway and Sweden united as two kingdoms 

under one monarch? How long did this union continue?.89, 97, 159 
For what is each of the following noted: Alstroemer? Ericsson? 

Linnaeus? Oxenstierna? Swedenborg?. i .396-492 

Name the present king of Sweden... 605 

With the history of what countries is that of Norway interwoven?.. 137 

Who was the first king of Norway?. 71 

In what century does the authentic history of Norway begin?. .. . 137 

What expeditions led to the introduction of Christianity?. 137 

When did Olaf II rule Nojway? Name a king with whom Olaf 
was at war. To what country did Norway pass as a result 

of that war?.137, 472 

In what year was Bergen built?. 75 

Explain the conditions that brought Norway under the rule of 

Queen Margaret. What other countries did she rule?. . 137, 462 
When was Norway first united to Denmark? During what critical 

period in European history was this union severed?.. 137 

Why was Denmark compelled to give up Norway? With what 

country did the treaty of Kiel unite Norway?.137, 164 

How did the Norwegians receive the treaty of Kiel? Why did 

Bernadotte invade their country?. 137 

On what conditions did Norway consent to Swedish government? 

Who was the first joint king of Sweden and Norway?. 137 

What caused the final separation of Norway from Sweden? 

When did it occur? Who became king of Norway?. .. 137, 97, 159 
When was the first book printed in Norway? What was it?.... 289 

What great discovery was made by Roald Amundsen in 1911? 

Sketch his career..96, 397 

Who were Bjornson, Ole Bornemann Bull, Ibsen, Nansen?. ,407-469 
Give the name of the present king of Norway.. 605 


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fiUSSlA 


Who is regarded as the founder of Russia? State his nationality, 
the territory controlled by him, and the date of the found¬ 
ing of the empire... 152 

What Russian ruler invaded Constantinople in the 10th century? 

Name an invasion made by him in 907.70-71 

Who became ruler of Russia in 945?. 71 

What ruler is called the Charlemagne of Russia? When did he 

reign? Mention some of his deeds.152, 73 

Describe conditions in Russia during the 11th and 12th cen¬ 
turies ...152, 73 

Name two Russian cities founded in the 12 th century. 75 

Give the approximate date of the Mongol invasion of Russia. 

By what name were the invaders known? Until what date 

was Russia under Tartar rule?.77, 79 

Give the year in which Ivan the Great became ruler of Russia. 

What title did he assume?...81, 149 

What was the character of the rule of Ivan the Terrible? When 

did he reign?...315, 83, 149 

By whom was the house of Romanoff founded?.83, 149 

State facts about the reign of Alexis.149, 395 

Give an account of the reign of Peter the Great. Why is it said 

that Russia’s greatness dates from his accession?.149, 152, 476 

Who founded St. Petersburg? Give details.834, 85, 572 

When and under what ruler did the three partitions of Poland take 

place? What portion of Poland did Russia receive?. .164, 152, 142 

Describe the reign of Catherine II...149^ 417 

In what battles was Russia engaged during the reign of Alexander 

I? What wars were then taking place throughout Europe? 395, 139 
When was Poland united to Russia? When did it become a 

part of the Russian empire?. T .. • .89, 152, 142 

Name a war which was terminated by Alexander II. By means 

of what treaty? What death did Alexander II meet?. 395, 164, 152 
Give a brief account of the Crimean war and its consequences. 

Name some of the battles.38, 152, 139 

To whom and when was Russian America sold?. 93 

With what country was Russia at war in 1877?.139, 152 

What territory was acquired by Russia from 1858 to 1909?. 152 

In what year did Nicholas II come to the throne? State some 
of his personal characteristics. Mention important events 

during his reign., ..I 49 471 

What privileges were given by China to Russia in 1900? How ’ 
did this lead to the Russo-Japanese war?.152-153 


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Name the leading battles and the chief leaders of the Russo- 


Japanese war. Give its result. 139 , 153 

Give the origin of these names: Moscow, Russia, Warsaw.__830-846 

At about what time did the spread of nihilism begin? Who is 

Prince Kropotkin?.95, 152 , 454 


Give facts about Gorky, Kosciusko, Stolypin, Tolstoi, Witte... 439-503 
Give the chief facts concerning Russia’s part in the world war... 97, 153 

BELGIUM AND HOLLAND 

In the time of Caesar what name was given to the territory now 
known as Belgium? What was its extent? How long did 

it continue under Roman rule?. 22 

How early is Antwerp mentioned in history?. 510 

Trace the history of Belgium from the fall of Rome to 953. Into 

what parts was Belgium divided in 953?... .22-23 

What royal house acquired the whole of the Netherlands in the 
15th century? For how many years had Holland been an 

independent country?.23, 117 

When and why did Belgium and Holland become Austrian posses¬ 
sions? Why did they later pass under Spanish rule?.23, 117 

When and under whom did the seven northern states estabUsh 

their independence? What country retained Belgium?.23, 117 

Outline the changes made in the territory and government of 
Belgium from 1598 to 1714. What disposal was made of Bel¬ 
gium by the treaty of Utrecht? What name was given 

to Belgium by that treaty?. 23 

By whom was Belgium conquered during the Austrian war of 
succession? .What restoration was made in 1748? By 

what treaty?.•.. 23 

At what time did the Belgians attempt to set up an independent 
government as United Belgium? Trace the happenings of 

the next ten years. 23 

When was the kingdom of the Netherlands formed? Of what 

countries was it composed? Who became king?.23, 89, 117 

How long did the kingdom of the Netherlands exist? Why 

was it dissolved? Who was made king of Belgium?.23, 89 

What was the character of the reign of Leopold I of Belgium?. 456, 23 

How long did Leopold II rule Belgium?..456, 23 

By what treaty was the Congo Free State constituted? Who 
became its sovereign? To what country was the Congo 

State annexed in 1908?. ' . 23 

For what are Rubens and Van Dyck celebrated?.483, 496 


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Who is now king of Belgium?.. 605' 

Give the chief facts concerning the German invasion of Belgium 

in 1914. 23 

How many provinces united to form the Union of Utrecht? 

By what collective name were these provinces known?. 117 

Give an account of the life of Hugo Grotius. 440 

Who was John de Witt? What positions did he hold?.85, 427 

When were Holland and Belgium united? Give the name of 

the kingdom thus formed. Name the ruler. .. 117 

In what year did Holland become a separate kingdom? How long 

did William I continue to rule Holland?.117, 91 

How many years did William III reign in Holland?. 117 

Give a brief sketch of the life of Wilhelmina of Holland. 501 

What international court of arbitration meets at the Hague? 

When was it established?. 603 

To what country is the name Netherlands now restricted?.. . . 548 

Name the present ruler of the Netherlands. 605 

MODERN GREECE 

When was Greece taken from the eastern empire by the Latins?.. 116 

By whom and when was Greece added to the Turkish empire? 

How long did Greece remain a Turkish province?.166, 116 

Give date and result of the war of Greek independence.... 116, 89, 139 
When was the kingdom of Greece founded? Give nationality 

of the first king.89, 116 

In what year did the people demand a constitution? When was 

the king forced,to abdicate?.91, 117 

Give the name and nationality of the second king of Greece. 117 

When did Greece annex the Ionian isles?.93, 117 

What was the result of the war with Turkey in 1896?. 117 

With whom did Greece engage in war in 1912? What countries 

united with Greece?..117, 167 

What territory did Greece acquire in the Balkan war?.536, 117 

Name the present king of Greece.97, 605 


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raSTOEY OF ASIATIC COUNTRIES 


THE SARACENS 

What Semitic chiefs are supposed to have been the fathers of the, 

present inhabitants of Arabia?. 19 

With what great religious character does the history of Arabia 

begin?. 19 

At what time did the Jews migrate into Arabia? What conditions 

were favorable to the introduction of Mohammedanism?. 19 

Sketch the life of Mohammed. 467 

When was the Koran published? What does it contain? Explain 

the doctrines of Mohammedanism.68, 282, 717 

Who^ succeeded Mohammed? Give some facts about Abu 

Bekr.717, 393 

During how many centuries does the dominion of the Arabs form 

an important period in the history of civilization?.. 19, 467 

When did the Saracens take Jerusalem? How long did they hold 

it?. 68 

In what century was the power of the caliphs established in the 
east? What authority had the caliphs? What does the 

word caliph mean?.. .68, 34 

When was Mohammedanism accepted in Persia?. 68 

What part of Africa was subdued by the Saracens in 698? In 

709?. 68 

When was the art of paper-making introduced by the Arabs?.. 68 

How large a portion of Spain was acquired by the Moors in 711? 

How did they govern it?. 156 

Trace the attacks and conquests made by the Saracens from 

673 to 1055. 68-73 

In what battle were the Saracens defeated by France? Of 

what importance was this battle?.69, 22 

When did Bagdad become the capital of the Saracenic empire? 

Under whom did it attain its greatest splendor?.69, 34 

Who was Haroun al Raschid? What famous romances date 

from his time?.69, 443, 362 

Whose reign was called the golden period of learning in Arabia? 

In what country did the Saracens promote agriculture and 

horticulture at this time?.282, 69 

By whom and when were the figures of arithmetic brought into 

Europe?. . 70 


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When did the decline of the caliphate begin? In what year 
was Bagdad overthrown by the Turks? When did the 

caliphate of Bagdad come to an end?.70, 73, 19 

State the results of the Saracen conquests from 710 to 1492. 

The leading battles. The chief leaders. 138 

When and by whom was the Alhambra founded? When were 

the last of the Moors expelled from Spain?.77, 798, 82 

Name three Mohammedan divisions which are now provinces 

of Turkey. 20 

In what countries does Mohammedanism now prevail?. 717 

What older styles of architecture were combined in the Saracenic? 

Compare Moorish and Saracenic arches.... 512 

JAPAN 

In what century were letters and the writings of Confucius first 

known to Japan? From what country were they brought?.. 317 


When was Buddhism introduced into Japan?. 124 

Explain how the noble families of Japan came gradually to rule 

the mikados. 124 

At about what time did Japan adopt the feudal system? What 
“ change of government was made in the 8th century?.... 124, 317 
By whom were the Fujiwarra family opposed? Mention two other 

families who came into power. 124 

Give the name of the first shogun. 124 

Give the meaning of shogun. Compare the powers of the shogun 

with the powers of the emperor, in the 12th century. 124 

What family controlled both the mikadoate and the shogunate 

from 1199 to 1333?. 124 

Describe the influence of the Hojo family. 124 

Whom did the Ashi-Kaga family succeed? What war did they 

occasion?... 124 

State Japan’s attitude towards feudalism at the time Europe was 

'discarding the feudal system. 124 

Name a shogun who perfected marine architecture. What name 

is given to the period in which he lived?. 124 

When did Europeans begin to land in Japan? During what 
year were all foreigners except Dutch and Chinese banished 

from Japan?. 124 

Give an account of the religious strife in Japan between 1549 and 
1615. Describe the effect upon Japan of its first hundred 

years of intercourse with Christian nations. 124 

Give the name of the shogun under whom the Christians were 

expelled from Japan. 124 






















Upon what island were the Dutch traders confined?. 124 

To whom was the name Tycoon apphed? At what time?. 124 

In what year did the American fleet under Commodore Perry visit 

Japan?. ..90,124 

When was the Perry treaty with the United States concluded? 

Why did the making of this treaty hasten the Japanese 

revolution?.124-125 

What was the Dai Nihonshi? How did it affect the authority 
of the shogun? Trace a connection between this work and 

the revolution of the 19th century. 317 

What changes in government follow'ed the revolution of 1868? 125 

By what country was Japan opened to the world after several 

European countries had failed in a similar attempt?. 125 

Give the date of the telegraph connection between Japan and 

Russia. When did Japan accept the European calendar?. 95, 94 
Why was Korea called the hermit nation? At what time did 

Korea make treaties with other nations?.37-38 

In what year did Japan adopt a constitution? Give the date 

of the first Japanese parliament.607, 95 

Explain the cause of the war between China and Japan in 1.894. 

Give the date and the terms of ^ the treaty by which the war 

was ended.125,164 

In what year did the Russo-Japanese war begin? When did 

it end?. 139 

What was the chief cause of the Russo-Japanese war and what 
were some of the principal battles? In what place in the 
United States was the treaty closing this war signed? Mention 
the name of a noted American who did much to bring about 

this treaty.139, 153 

Where is Port Arthur? Sketch briefly its history. Why was 
Port Arthur so important a point in the Russo-Japanese 

war?. 559 

In what year did Korea pass under a Japanese protectorate? 

When did Japan annex Korea?.38,97,125 

Sketch briefly the fives of Togo, Oyama, and Oku. Which of 

these was called the Nelson of Japan?.472-495 

Give facts about Ito, Saionji, Takahira.449-492 

State facts about the educational system of Tokyo. What does 

the name Tokyo mean?..575, 844 

How long did Emperor Mutsuhito rule? What progress did Japan 

make during his reign? Give date of his death. 125 

Name the present ruler of Japan. What is his official title?.... 605 

What part did Japan take in the war of the nations?125, 179 


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CHINA 


How long a period of time has elapsed since wheat, rice, tea, 
millet, the soy bean, and sorghum are known to have been 

in cultivation in China?. 55 

When was silk culture begun in China?. 55 

From what country and at what time was the manufacture 

of silk introduced into Europe?. 67 

Who was Genghis Khan? What conquests did he make in the 

13th century?.35-36, 77, 436 

By what ruler was the Mongol dynasty founded? In what 

year? What city did he build?.36, 77 

When was the Mongol dynasty expelled from China? By what 

dynasty were the Mongols succeeded?.556, 36 

When and by whom were the first authentic accounts of China 

written?. 36 

Who were the Manchus? What dynasty did they establish? 

Give date.827, 36 

Give the meaning of Peking. Of Nanking. 834 

When was the first British intercourse with China attempted? 

How did China treat the British merchants?. 36 

In what year did Great Britain make war upon China?. 36 

Name five ports of China opened to British commerce in 1842. 

What other concessions were made to the British at that 

time?. 36 

Explain why the Tai-ping rebelHon was so called. How did it 

result?. 36 

During what years was China at war with Japan? State the 

results of the war.36, 139 

Give some facts about the progress of China in commerce and 

science in the 19th century. 36 

What was the Boxer rebellion?.30, 95, 36 

When did China become a republic? Who became its president? 36 
For how many years did the Manchus rule China? How long 

was China an empire?.592, 36 

State some facts in the life of Wu Ting-Fang. 504 

In what year did China declare war on Germany?. 97 

Who is president of China?. 605 


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LANGUAGE 


Where does the Hamitic race belong, historically? What 

country was the center of the Hamitic civilization?. 183 

In what region do the Semitic races first appear?. 183 

From what two sources has our knowledge of the Semitic language 
been chiefly drawn? By what means has our study of this 

subject been greatly aided?. 183 

What later civilization obscured that of the Hamitic race? Into 

what two classes are the Aryan tongues divided?.183, 184 

What name is given to the Aryan group that traveled farthest 
west? To which Aryan group does the Sanskrit language 

belong?. 184 

Name the three great classes in which all languages originating 

on the eastern continents may be included.183-184 

To which of the three great divisions does the language of ancient 
Egypt belong? From which were the Hebrew and the 
Arabic developed? Which gave rise to the languages of 

modern Europe?.183-184 

Into how many groups may the primitive languages of the Ameri¬ 
can continent be divided?. 183 

To whom was the British language indebted for its earliest words? 

Give some examples. 185 

By what people were the Celts succeeded in Britain? What 

changes did the Anglo-Saxons make in the language?... 185 

If the English language were divided into a hundred parts, how 
many parts would be of Anglo-Saxon origin? How many 

of Latin origin? How many of Greek origin?. 185 

Which early tongue is called the basis of the Enghsh language?. 185 
From what source does the English derive most of its mono¬ 
syllables? Verbs of action? Prepositions and numerals?. 185 
Explain why the English language is continually acquiring 


new words... 185 

Name some words brought into Britain by the Romans. What 
sort of words did the introduction of Christianity bring 

into English?. , . 185 

What did the Norman conquest do for the English language?. 185-186 
After the Norman conquest which classes retained the Saxon 

language? Which spoke French?. 185 

Contrast the names of ox, sheep, calf, deer when alive and when 

served as food. Account for the difference. 186 
















What sorts of words came to us from the Dutch? From which 
people did we get the language of chivalry, of law and govern¬ 
ment? .185-186 

Name five words in our language of Dutch origin. Five of Latin 

origin. Five of Italian origin. Two of Danish origin.. 185-186 
What characteristics are imparted to English by the German 

and the Latin?. 186 

What language is the principal source of our musical terms? Of 
our scientific terms? Of our dress and cooking terms? Of 

our military terms?. 186 \ 

Mention five words the English acquired from the native Ameri¬ 
cans. 186 

From what languages do we get the following words: shamrock, 
law, wagon, sing, pie, potato, conscience, telephone, piano, 

embroider, ask?.185-186 

Give the preferred English plural of focus, syllabus. Which 
is the better English usage —technic or techniquef Grippe 
or grip? ... 186 


CAPITALS AND PUNCTUATION 

Give five invariable rules for the use of capital letters. Illustrate 

each.187-188 

When should oh begin with a capital? When the names of the 

points of the compass?.187-188 

Should the names of the seasons be capitalized?. 187 

Which words in the titles of books should be capitalized?. 187 

Give the rule for the capitalization of titles of office or honor. 

When should such titles not begin with capitals? Give the 

rule for abbreviated titles. 187 

State the abbreviations for doctor of philosophy, doctor of ' 

laws, his majesty’s service, fellow of the royal society, 

September. Punctuate each correctly..202-207 

What is the meaning of the wireless signal C. Q. D.?. 203 

Give the meaning of each of the following abbreviations and 
degrees: A. B., C. P. A., F. R. C. S., 1. H. S., R. S. V. P., 

Xn., J. U. D.202-208 

What rule for capitals is applied when a title is used in place of 

a person’s name?. 187 

In what cases should quotations begin with capitals? When 

should they not?.187-188 

What is the object of punctuation? Explain the difference 

between close and loose punctuation. 188 


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Show how changing the position of a comma may alter the 

meaning of a sentence. 188 

Give the names of the marks used for punctuation. 188 

In what two cases are periods always used?. 188 

State five rules for the use of the comma. Give an example of 

each.188-189. 

Illustrate the difference between a restrictive clause and a descrip¬ 
tive clause. How is the comma used with such clauses?.. 189 

When should a subject clause be followed by a comma?. 189 

Compare the use of the semicolon with the use of the comma.. 189 

When is the semicolon used between clauses joined by for, but, 
and? When is it used between the parts of a compound 

sentence?.... 189 

How do authorities differ in regard to the punctuation of sen¬ 
tences containing as, viz., that is? .. 190 

Give three illustrations of different rules for the use of the colon. 190 

When should the interrogation point be used?. 190 

Explain the position of the interrogation point when used with 

quotation marks. '. . 190 

When are the marks of parentheses used? When are brackets 

used? Give illustrations. 190 

Show the use of the dash as a mark of punctuation by giving 

two illustrations. 190 

State three uses of the hyphen. 190 

What is the purpose of the double quotation marks? The single 

quotation marks? Illustrate each. 190-191 

What is the present tendency in regard to the use of capitals 

and marks of punctuation?. 191 


CORRECT USE OF WORDS 

What is the correct pronunciation of the following words; address, 
adult, aeroplane, apparatus, chiropodist, clematis, chque, 

clothes, eczema?. 267-270 

Pronounce correctly the following: Anzac, Apache, Calais, Cleo¬ 
patra, Danish, Eiffel, Goethals, Jekyll.267-271 

How should the following be pronounced: abdomen, acchmate, 

apricot, aunt, bicycle, frontier?.,..267-271 

Give the correct pronunciation of bouquet, caUiope, clandestine, ' 

column, comparable, curator.268-270 

Is your pronunciation of the following words correct: exit, 
exquisite, financier, frappe, genuine, mauve, meringue, 
modiste, vagary, vaudeville?.270-274 


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What is the meaning of yrima donnaf Give the correct pronuncia¬ 
tion.266, 273 

Give the correct pronunciation and the meaning of the following: 
apropos, chauffeur, coupe, decollete, eUte, passe, protege, 

t^te-a-tete, tout-ensemble, vis-a-vis.263-274 

Do we accept or except invitations? Explain the correct use of 

except as compared with besides and unless .191,226,254 

Distinguish between being almost killed and being nearly killed.. 191 

What are the correct uses of the words alone and only? Compare 

the meanings of alone, solitary, lonely ... .191, 223 

Give the exact meaning of anticipate. What is the difference 

between prevent and anticipate? .‘.192, 250 

Correct the error in the following sentence: “I am anxious to 
have you live in New York.” What different emotions are 

expressed by distress and anxiety? .192, 237 

Give sentences in which the following words are correctly used: 

ability, capacity, talent . 221 

How does intellect differ from talent? What is the difference 

between talent and genius? . 246 

When a man beats his horse, is the horse abused or misused? ... 221 

Which of the following is correct: “I am going to make a visit,” or 

“I am going to pay a visit”?.. 195 

Should we say “Come to see me” or “Come and see me”?. 191 

What rule applies to the use of the words farther and further? . .. 194 

Explain and illustrate the meaning of the words emigrant and 

immigrant . 193 

In what kind of sentence should the connectives so and as be 

used together? When as and as? . - 192 

State the difference between a dictionary, a lexicon, and an 

encyclopedia . 236 

Do we cite authors or do we quote them? Illustrate the distinction. 229 
Are all authors wiiters? Are aU writers authors? Explain. . 255 

What is a calamity? A disaster? Was the San Francisco earth¬ 
quake a calamity or a disaster? How do calamity and loss 

compare in meaning?. • .227, 193 

Do we differ from or with a person? Are certain things different 

to or different from other things?. 193 

Compare the correct uses of the following words: difference, 

variety; difference, distinction; difference, altercation . 236 

How are the words affect and effect correctly used?.193, 222, 238 

Point out the error in this sentence: He had ought to go. 194 

Explain the distinction between the meanings of the words 

character and reputation . 229 


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Correct the following sentence: I know a widow woman in 

New York. I93 

What is the difference between proclaiming and publishing? 

Use proclaim correctly in a sentence. 234 

What is wrong in this sentence: The individual left here on 

the last train?. 194-195 

To what do the words fewer and less apply? Illustrate their 

correct use. I94 

Distinguish between crime and vice by using these words in 

sentences. 233 

When do we excuse and when do we pardon? When do we for- 


Correct the error in the following sentence and give a reason 

for your answer: Those kind of apples are good. 197 

What is the difference between salary and wages? Between allow¬ 
ance and stipend? . 223 

How does an axiom differ from a proverb? What is an adage?. 225 

Correct the following sentences and give a reason for the correction: 

Leave me be. Leave me go. 195 

Show by sentences the correct use of the words lie and lay in 
the present tense. In the past tense. Correct the sentence: 

He laid upon the bed a long time... 195 

Contrast the meanings of the words enough and sufficient . 239 

Explain the use of learn and teach. Point out the error in this 

sentence: I wish you would learn me to write.. 195 

Do we lend money or do we loan it?. 195 

Which has the highest authority, an ambassador, an envoy or a 

plenipotentiary? Explain their different functions. 223 

What is the difference between truth and veracity? . 254 

When do we avenge wrong and when do we revenge wrong?.... 192 

Is it possible for a person to be civil without being polite? Give 

a reason for your answer. What does genteel mean?.... 229, 242 
Does your coat sit well or set well? Does the hen set on eggs 

or does she sit on eggs?. 196 

Explain clearly the use of the words sit and set. Give the origin 

of the saying that the sun sets. 196 

When do we stop at a hotel and when do we stay at a hotel?.. 197 

Is there any difference between correction, discipline, and punish¬ 
ment? Illustrate by using these words correctly in sen¬ 
tences . 233 

What word should generally be used instead of lady? What 

word is usually preferable to gentleman? . 195 

Distinguish between error and fault . 239 


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Which word in the following sentence is superfluous: A number 

of people congregated together in the hall?. 193 

When do we purchase and when do we buy? . 196 

Correct the error in this sentence: He Hves on Jefferson street. 197 
Explain the difference between habitation and home. Between 

house and residence .243-244 

Do we die of, with, or from a certain disease?. 193 

Distinguish between contagion and infection. Give the correct 

use of contagious, epidemical, pestilential . 232 

When do we cry and when do we weepf .. 234 

Is a large tree high or tall? Is the bird’s nest in the top of the 
tre^ high or loftyf Give a sentence in which lofty is correctly- 

used . 244 

What is wrong in this sentence: I took the medicine as a 

preventative?. 196 

Give accurately the use of the following words: business, occupa¬ 
tion, employment . 227 

Distinguish between the meanings of vocation and avocation.. 227 

Explain the difference between increase and grow . 246 

Do we smell the rose or smell of the rose?. 197 

Can a person be conspicuous without being prominent? . 250 

By what rule is the use of can and may governed? Illustrate by 

sentences in which can and may are correctly used.228, 195 

Find the error in the sentence: She lives a long ways from the 

school. 198 

Do ingenious and ingenuous mean the same? Give a reason for 

your answer.. . .. 246 

Give the difference between the words intend and purpose. Which 

is the stronger word, purpose or design? .195, 235 

Show how shall and will are correctly used to express the future. 

How to express determination. 197 

Give the exact meaning of the following sentence: We will go to 

the picnic tomorrow, rain or shine. 197 

What does the following sentence med,n: I will drown and 
nobody shall help me? Transpose shall and will and explain 

the meaning of the altered sentence. 197 

Find the error in this sentence: The goods arrived all O. K.. .. 206 

Correct the following sentences and give reasons for the cor¬ 
rections: (a) You may have all of it. (b) She had no 

money at all. (c) These hats are both just alike.191-192 

Do we put potatoes in the basket or into the basket? Is there 
any difference between walking into the room and walking 
in the room?. I 94 


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What rule is given for the use of the prepositions in and intof 

Which of the two is sometimes an adverb?. 194 

Explain the difference between audience and spectators. Is it 

correct to speak of the audience at a ball game?. 192 

calculate to go away tomorrow.’’ Correct the foregoing sen¬ 
tence, and explain what calculate means.193, 227 

Do we write all over the page or over all the page?. 191 

Can one have a bad temper with a good disposition? Explain 

your answer. 237 

Why should we not say, “I expect you know all about it”? Give 

the sentence correctly. 194 

Give the correct use of the words beautiful, handsome, pretty. 

Is a handsome face always a pretty one? Would you call a 

delicately colored flower handsome?. 226 

“To the victors belong the spoils of the enemy.” Is the fore¬ 
going statement justified by the meaning of the words victor 

and conqueror? . 232 

Make a careful distinction between the meanings of booty, spoil and 

prey. Use these words correctly in sentences. 227 

Do we make experiments or do we try them?.. 197 

Do we sustain injuries or receive them?. 197 

Distinguish between cause, reason, motive. Causes produce 

effects. What do reasons and motives produce?. 228 

Is it permissible to end a sentence with a preposition?.193-194 

What is the difference between a person’s manners and his morals? 
Between his air and his manner? Illustrate the correct 
use of these words.248, 223 

LETTER WRITING 

Name the six parts of a letter. 214 

What must the heading of a letter contain? Should the heading 
be written on one line or on two lines? How should it be 

punctuated?. 214 

In dating a business letter what abbreviations are used for 
January, February, and other months? Which months 

are not abbreviated?.202-207 

On which line should the address begin? How should it be 
written? Should the word street or avenue in the address 

begin with a capital?. 214 

Give three forms of salutation for a formal letter. What is the 
most formal salutation? To whom is it addressed? Is a 
complimentary salutation used for the president of the 
United States?. 214 


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Why is it proper to write “My dear Mr. Jones’' to a stranger? 
Which is regarded as the more formal address—“Dear Mr. 

Brown” or “My dear Mr. Brown”?. 214 

What word of the salutation must always be capitalized? State 
the difference of opinion in regard to the capitalization of 

its other words.214-215 

How should the salutation be punctuated? Why should the 

dash not be used?. 215 

On what line should the body of the letter begin?- Where 

should a margin be left? How wide should the margin be?.. 215 

What is meant by the complimentary close? Where should 

it be written? Give a rule for its capitals and punctuation. 215 
Name the forms of complimentary closing used in business 
correspondence. What forms should be used when the 

writer intends to show respect?. 215 

Where should the signature be written? If one wishes to sign 
“Miss” or “Mrs.” to a business letter, within what marks 

should such words be inclosed?. 215 

What is the address on the envelope called?.. 215 

Of how many lines does the superscription usually consist? In 
what order are they arranged? Where should the first 

line be written?. 215 

How should the superscription be punctuated? Are commas 

to be used on the envelope?. 215 

What title is prefixed to the name of a clergyman? To what 
persons is the term “honorable” applied? How is it abbre¬ 
viated?.215-216 

Should a degree, such as LL.D., be written after a man’s name, 

if Hon. has been used before the name?. 216 

Correct these errors: Hon. Judge Boyd, Rev. Jones. Is it per¬ 
missible to address a letter to Mrs. Dr. Brown?. 216 

Give the exact form for the outside and the inside of a letter 
addressing the president of the United States. How is 

the governor of the state to be addressed?. 216 

Give general rules for business letters. How Jong may a business 

letter remain unanswered?. 216 

Distinguish fuUy between a business letter and a friendly letter. 

.216-217, 219-220 

How may a letter of recommendation be addressed? Write a 

letter of recommendation. 217 

In what person are formal invitations always written? In what 
person should the reply to a formal invitation be written? 

Give an example of a formal invitation.218-219 


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Write a letter of application. A note of introduction. An 

informal invitation.217-219 

For what pm-poses may a post card be used? Is it permissible 

to write a personal message on a post card?. 220 

HIGHER ENGLISH 

Account for the origin of figurative language. What is a figure 

of speech?.208-209 

Make three hteral statements. Express the same thoughts in 

figurative language. 209 

Define figure of grammar. Figure of rhetoric. When we speak 
of figurative language do we usually mean figures of gram¬ 
mar or figures of rhetoric?. *, .209-210 

Name the classes into which figures of grammar are divided. How' 
many figures’ of orthography are mentioned? How many 

of etymology? How many of S 5 mtax?.209-210 

Give an illustration of each of the figures of orthography. 209 

What are figures of etymology? What sorts of changes are 

made in words by these figures?.209-210 

What is a figure of syntax? Name two principal figures of syntax 

' and give an illustration of each. 210 

Into how many classes are figures of rhetoric divided? On what is 

each of the first four based?. 210 

Name the figures based on resemblance. Give two examples of 

simile. Of metaphor.210-211 

By what words is the comparison in simile usually introduced? 

Which are the best similes?.. 210 

How does a metaphor differ from a simile? Give sentences to show 

the difference. Illustrate two grades of metaphors.210-211 

Which figure of speech is more commonly used than any other?. 211 
Compare personification with metaphor. Define personifica¬ 
tion. Give an example. 211 

What is allegory? Discuss the resemblance between allegory, 
metaphor, and simile. State two marked differences between 

the metaphor and the allegory. 211 

Mention two well-known allegories. Name their authors. Out¬ 
line the story of each.211, 374, 376 

Point out and name the figures based on resemblance which are 
found in the following sentences: “Experience keeps a 
dear school, but fools will learn in no other.” “Falsehood 
is cowardice—truth is courage.” “He had a face hke a 
benediction.”.210-211 


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Give the names of the figures based on contiguity. Define 

each. 

Name six varieties of meton 5 rmy. Give an example of each 

variety. 

State what kind of metonymy is used in each of the following 
sentences: (a) Do you enjoy Dickens? (b) Our flag 
must be respected, (c) The battleships opened fire at Vera 

Cruz, (d) The fisherman’s net was drying in the sun. 

How does synecdoche differ from metonymy? Give an illus¬ 
tration . 

State whether synecdoche or metonymy is employed in the follow¬ 
ing sentence: ‘‘Shoot, if you must, this old gray head.”.. 

How many figures are based on contrast or surprise? Name 

and define three of them.211-212 

Give three examples of antithesis. Of epigram.. To which 

class does the pun belong?. 212 

What is irony? Quote a famous passage illustrating this figure 

of speech. 212 

To what class of figures does hyperbole belong? Name three 

'other figures belonging to the same class.212-213 

Give an example of hyperbole. What is the effect of the fre¬ 
quent use of this figure?. 212 

Explain the following figures and give an example of each: excla¬ 
mation, apostrophe, vision.212-213 

Tell what figure of speech is used in each of the following sen¬ 
tences: “Give us this day our daily bread.” “How dear 
to my heart are the scenes of my childhood!” “Fools rush 
in where angels fear to tread.” “Roll on, thou deep and 
dark blue ocean—roll!” “Waves mountain high washed 
the boat ashore.” “The more haste, the less speed.” 

“Thrilling tales told to tiny tots.”. 211-213 

Distinguish clearly between climax and anticlimax. In what class 

of writing is anticHmax often used?. 

Define euphemism, onomatopoeia, alhteration. Give illustra¬ 
tions of each. 

Name two types of composition. Compare the language of 

prose with the language of poetry. 

What are the chief varieties of prose composition? What does 

each accomplish?. 

State the aim of narration. Mention nine forms of writing 

that may be classed under narration. 

What is a plot? How do letters, memoirs, and biographies differ 

from stories, novels, and dramas?. 198 


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Name some books of travel and their authors. What books of 
travel have been written by Frank G. Carpenter? John 

Muir? Theodore Roosevelt?..198, 416-482 

What is the difference between biography and autobiography? 

How do memoirs differ from biography? Mention a well- 
known autobiography. What biographies did Washington 

Irving write?.198, 448 

How does history differ from memoirs? From biography? 

Name some well-written histories.198-199 

What is the aim of fiction? Name at least six forms of fiction. 

What educational value have the best novels?. 199 

Explain the difference between a myth and a fable. Between 

a parable and an allegory... 199 

What are folk-tales and legends? To what form of composition 
do they belong? Name some well-known writers of short, 

stories, and mention some of their best-known works. 199 

Of what may description treat? Which is easier—to describe 
external objects or to delineate character? Mention three 
celebrated writers who have excelled in description of 

character.. 198, 199-200 

How is description related to narration? In what respect does 
exposition differ from both description and narration? 

Name five forms of exposition.199, 200, 198 

Distinguish between an editorial and an essay. Between a review 

and a criticism. Name three writers of notable essays... 200 
What is the purpose of argumentative discourse? Of what 
steps does such a discourse consist? How does it differ 

from a debate?. 200 

Into what classes of composition is persuasion divided? State 
the aim of persuasion. How does the appeal made by 
persuasion differ from the appeal made by argumentation and 

exposition?. 200 

How does a lecture differ from a sermon? From an oration? 

' From an address?.. ..'." 200 

Mention two celebrated orations. What rank does the oration 

occupy in prose composition?. 200 

Name the three parts into which orations, addresses, and speeches 

are divided. 200 

What are the three kinds of arguments used in a sermon? Of 

how many parts does a sermon consist?.200-201 

Into how many groups is poetry divided? Name them. 198 

Explain how poetry differs from prose, mentioning form, language, 

and aim. 201 


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What is the character of epic poetry? Name some of the great 

epics and their authors. 

To what class of poetry do “Evangeline” and the “Lay of the 
Last Minstrel” belong? Name others of the same class. .. 
Give an outline of the “Faerie Queene”. Of “The Lay of the 

Last Minstrel’ ’.357, 

How do the ballad and the tale differ from the epic and metrical 

romances?. 

To what class of poetry do “Robin Hood” and “Chevy Chase” 

belong? Tell something about these poems.201, 378, 

What are the characteristics of dramatic poetry? Before the 
age of Shakespere, what was the highest form of dramatic 
art? Who were the dramatists of Pericles’ time?.... 198, 
What are the chief divisions of the drama? Distinguish between 

tragedy and comedy. 

Outhne the plot of “Hamlet”. Of “Macbeth”. By whom were 
these written? To what class of dramatic poetry do they 

belong?.361, 369, 

Mention five well-known comedies. Give the names of the authors.. 
Give a brief sketch of “Pippa Passes.” Of “Merchant of 
Venice.” Of “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Which of 

Shakespere’s plays are called his fairy plays?.201,376, 

What is the story of “The Tempest”? Of “She Stoops to 

Conquer”? Name the author of each.383, 

How does opera differ from drama? What is melodrama? Name 
the author and composer of the world’s greatest operas... 
What classes of poems belong to the lyric group? Mention a 
lyric poem by Ben Jonson. By Tennyson. By Burns. 

..201, 390, 

Distinguish the ode from other poetic forms. Mention some 
English odes. Give the first line of Milton’s “Hymn on the 
Nativity.” Wordsworth’s “Ode on Immortahty.”. . . 201 - 202 , 
What is the nature of an elegy? Mention three elegies. Give 


their first lines.202, 387- 

Of how many fines does a sonnet consist? What are its themes? 

Name three English poets who have written sonnets. 

Mention a sonnet by Richard Watson Gilder. Quote its first 

fine.202, 

Compare didactic poetry with other poetic forms. Give the title 

of one didactic poem. 

Account for the popularity of lyric poems. 


What form of poetry is “Essay on Man”? “In Memoriam”? 
“Lead, Kindly Light”?. 


201 

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371 

382 

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LITERATURE 

What is literature, and what is its kindred science?. 27*/ 

Compare literature and history. Show how the two are closely 

affiliated. 277 

By what manner of study can any single literature be best under¬ 
stood?. 277 

Name seven ancient oriental literatures. 277 

Into what three periods may the development of early literatures 

be divided?. 277 


Between 2000 B. C. and 1500 B. C. what was the character of 

inscriptions made in Babylonia and Assyria? In Egypt?. 277 
Compare the golden age of Babylonian literature with the literary '• 
conditions of China and Arabia during the same period.. 277 
When and by whom were letters first used in Eg 3 rpt? Wlio in- 


. vented the Egyptian alphabet?. 55 

Give items showing the degree of civilization of Egypt in the 

20th and 19th centuries B. C. 55 

Sketch the progress of literature during the period from 1500 
B. C. to 1000 B. C. Compare the literature of Egypt with 

that of Babylon and the Hebrews. 277 

After the year 1000 B. C. what literatures began to decline? 
Compare the Hterary activity of China during the 500 years 
following 1000 B. C. with that of India, Arabia, and Persia,. 277 

In what year did Cyrus the Persian conquer Babylonia? Compare 
this conquest with the period of dechne of -Babylonian 


literature.58, 277 

In all literatures which appeared earlier—prose or verse?. 294 

To the literature of what country does the oldest temperance 

ode in the world belong?. ....... 278 

ANCIENT ORIENTAL LITERATURES 

Give a brief description of the extent of the literature of India. 277 
Name five languages included in the Indo-European group. How 


is the Sanskrit related to this group?. 277 

Which is the most ancient of the Hindu literatures?. 277 

Which of the oriental literatures is supposed to bear the closest 

resemblance to the primitive language?. 277 

Give an account of the Sanskrit, stating to whom it is a sacred 
language, by whom it is now written and spoken, and 


naming the earliest form ’ in which Sanskrit appears.. 277, 380 


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What does Veda mean? Divide the Vedas into four classes. 

Of what does each class consist? State the two parts of each 

Veda. 277 

Explain the meaning of Vedanga. What does Vedanga include?.277-278 
What is the code of Manu? The Mahabharata? The Ramayana? 

To what times do these writings belong?.278, 277 

When and by whom was Buddhism founded? What are the 
sacred books of Buddha called? In what language are they 

written?.278, 689 

In what country did many of the fairy tales told in Enghsh- 

speaking homes originate?... 278 

In the Hindu mythology who were Vishnu, Brahma, Siva? What 

does the word avatar mean?... .342, 326 

Give the legend of Rahu. Who were the Rakshasas?.. 340 

By what name is the earliest language of Persia known? To 
what other language is it allied? What are the evidences 
that the people of India and those of Persia were originally 

one community?. 278 

Name some countries in which cuneiform letters were employed. 

What are cuneiform letters?.278, 277, 351 

What is the nature of the Zend-Avesta? When was it compiled? 

State the position it occupies among Indo-European htera- 

tures.278, 277 

Whom/do the Persians regard as the author of the Zend-Avesta? 

Of what does the Avesta consist, and in what manner was 
it brought together? What is known of the hfe of Zoroaster? 

.278,504 - 

When did Alexander the Great conquer Persia? What effect 
had his conquest upon the language and the literature of 

the Persians?.60, 278 

During what period did modern Persian literature flourish? How 

does it compare with the literature of ancient Persia?... 278 

Mention three later Persian writers—a great moral teacher, a 

court historian, and a writer of lyric poems. 278 

What position did Firdausi occupy? For what is Omar Khayyam 

celebrated? Tell some facts about each.278, 433, 472 

Mention the chief hero of the Persian romances. Sketch the 

story of his life. 379 

Give the Persian myths of Ormuzd, Ahriman, Mithras, the 

ferohers.324-337 

How complete is the literature of ancient China? What writings 

were preserved in the sacred books?. 278 


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Name the first book published in China. What is known of this 

book and of its original date?. 279 

At how early a date was a dictionary of Chinese compiled?.... 56 

What is the “Book of History’7 The “Book of Rites”? By 

whom were they compiled?. 279 

What are the “Four Books”? By whom were they written? 

What was the influence of the “Five Classics” and the “Four ' 


Books” upon Chinese thought and life?. 279 

During what century did Confucius live? Mention three impor¬ 
tant facts concerning his life. 422 

Who was Laotse? Of whom was he a contemporary? For what 

writings is he celebrated?. 455 

Who has been called the Plato of China? Of whom was he a 
follower? State one of his teachings. What was his method 

of discussion? What is the Mengtse?.279, 370 

What effect has the educational system of the Chinese produced 

upon their students?. 279 

Give an account of the poetry of China. In what form are official 

documents sometimes issued?.^ 279 

What three philosophies are found in China? Mention some other 

classes of works predominant in Chinese literature. 279 

Which literature stands first among the literatures of antiquity?. 279 
Account for the universal significance of Hebrew literature. Of 

what sort of people is it the story?... 279 

Mention some of the characteristics of Hebrew literature and 

Hebrew law. 279 

In what form has the most important part of Hebrew literature 
been preserved? During what' period were these books 
written? Prior to that time how was knowledge of Hebrew 

history preserved?.279-280 

What is the prevalent idea of Hebrew literature? Contrast 
the Hebrew conception of God with the divinities of other 

nations. 280 

Outline the four periods into which Hebrew literature is divided. 280 

Sketch the life of Moses, tracing the progress of the Hebrews 

under his guidance...468, 55 

Name the books included in the Hebrew pentateuch. To what 
writer are they ascribed? Outline the subject matter of 

each book.280, 375 

What book of the Bible is older than the books of Moses?. 277 

Give the names of the historic books of the Bible. Of the poetic 

books. Of the books of wisdom.. .280-281 


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Sketch the lives of David and Solomon. To what class of Hebrew 

literature do their writings belong?.425, 489, 281 

Who are the major Hebrew prophets? How many minor prophets 

are there?. 281 

State facts about Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel.424-450 

What was the period of the Babylonian captivity? WTat name 
is given to the hterature of the Hebrews from the epoch 

of the captivity?.57-58, 280 

To what writings is the name rabbinical literature applied? 

What are its characteristics? What is the septuagint?. .280, 381 
Divide the books of the new testament into four classes.... 281 

Name the authors of the four biographical books. Give addi¬ 
tional books of the new testament written by some of these 
men. Which wrote the history of the acts of the apostles? 

.281, 451-463 

How does an epistle differ from a letter? To whom were the 
Pauline epistles addressed? OutUne the life of St. Paul. 

..247, 281,474 

What is the apocalypse? Who is said to have written it?. .281, 345 
How many books are there in the old testament? How many in 

the new testament?.280-281 

Briefly describe the Talmud. Mention its two great divisions. 280, 383 
Mention three celebrated schools for the study of rabbinical 

literature. 280 

Compare the material on which the Persians wrote with that used 
by the Babylonians. What sort of inscriptions indicate 

a common origin for these two races?. * . 281 

What is the oldest known specimen of Chaldean writing? What 

is the oldest Chaldean book?. ' . 281 

What were the famous tile libraries of Babylon? What subjects 

did the works in these libraries cover?. 281 

What effect did the dechne of Babylon have on the hterature 

of Assyria?.281, 277 

Describe the library at Nineveh. When was it destroyed?... 281 
Under what ruler did Babylon build up a great library? What 

became of it?.281, 128 

Mention some valuable records recovered from the libraries of 

Babylon and Nineveh. In what form are these records?.. 281 

Why did the literature of Arabia develop slowly? Before the 

7th century what was the character of Arabian hterature?. 281 
What poetic contests were held in Arabia in the 4th and 5th 
centuries? Mention the chief characteristics of the Arabian 
poets, 


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State the influence of Mohammed on the advancement of learn¬ 
ing in Arabia during the 7th and 8th centuries. 282 

Name a great religious work written by Mohammed. What 

was its aim?. 467 ^ 282 

What centuries are included in the golden age of Arabian letters? 

Who ruled at that time?.. 282 

Name three of the leading Arabian universities of the 8th century. 

Mention some of the studies encouraged by them. 282 

Who was Avicenna? What did he write? To what study did 

Averrhoes devote his life?..402, 401 

Why is Arabic studied extensively by modern scholars?. 282 

Give the meaning of the following according to Arabian mytho¬ 
logy: peri, Eblis, Azrael.326-339 

What are meant by Al-sirat, Israfil, sedrat?.324-341 

Of what do the remains of early Egyptian literature consist?. . 282 

During what centuries were hieroglyphic characters used in 

Egypt? What forms of writing succeeded the hieroglyphic?. 282 
WEat discovery about the close of the 18th century simplified 

the study of ancient Egyptian literature?.282, 378 

Mention three rehgious works of the early Egyptians. Name 
a moral treatise contemporaneous with the “Book of the 

Dead”.282, 277 

What was the golden age of Egyptian literature?. 277 

Give the title of the oldest fairy story in the world and tell how 

long ago it was written. 282 

GREEK LITERATURE 

Name three traditional poets of ancient Greece. Sketch some 

of the early legends of Greece. 283 

What were the twelve labors of Hercules? How does Hercules 
rank among the Grecian heroes? What was his distinguish¬ 
ing characteristic?. 331 

Describe the expedition of the argonauts. The ship in which 

they sailed. 325 

Tell something about Jason, Castor and Pollux, Theseus, Colchis, 

the golden fleece, Medea.326-342, 325 

In what period did Homer five? From what war do his two 
great poems date? Which poem is called the beginning 

of literature?..282-283, 446 

State some theories in regard to the authorship of the Homeric 

poems. Give the traditions of Homer’s life.446-447 

What two poems are the foundation of Grecian hterature? To 

what class of poetry do they belong?.283, 201 


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When was the Iliad written? Of how many books does it con¬ 
sist? What does it commemorate?.. 363 

Give the mythical history of Paris, Helen, Menelaus.. Outline 

the story of the Iliad.331-338, 363 

, According to the Iliad what parts did the following play in 
the Trojan war—Agamemnon, Hector, Achilles, Priam? 

. . .324-340, 363 

Tell the story of the Odyssey. By what other name is Ulysses 
known? Describe the characters of Ulysses and Penelope. 

..373, 342, 339 

In what ways were Calypso, Circe, Telemachus, Nestor, and 

Mentor connected with the wanderings of Ulysses?. 373, 326-341 
Why were the cyclic poets so called? When did they flourish? 

What do their poems recount?... 283 

State the time at which Hesiod lived. What are his two repre¬ 
sentative poems? Contrast his works with those of' 

Homer.282, 283 

By what name are poems that aim to teach known? What is 
the theme of Hesiod’s “Works and Days”? Of his 

“Theogony”?.202, 283 

During what period was the epic the only poetic form used in 
Greece? Explain how the republican movement in Greece 
led to the development of the elegy and the epigram.... 283 

Name the author of some Greek elegies. When did Thales 

live and what did he write?.283, 282, 494 

During what centuries did ^sop live? What is the character 

of his writings? TeU what is known of his life.283, 394 

What is meant by the seven wise men? Who were they?.381, 283, 116 
What is the character of the lyric poems of Greece? Mention 

three writers of lyrics. Which is the greatest?.283, 282 

Give some facts about Anacreon. To what sort of verse is the 

term anacreontic applied?.397, 344 

Mention the founders of three schools of Greek philosophy. 

What was the teaching of each school?. 284 

Sketch the lives of Anaxagoras, Anaximander, and Diogenes. 

To what school of philosophy did they belong? Which 

opened the first school of philosophy at Athens?.397-427, 284 

Mention three noted Greeks who were pupils of Anaxagoras. 397 

At about what time did Pythagoras live? Mention three of his 
doctrines. When did Zeno five? When was the stoic 

school of philosophy founded?.284, 479, 504 

How did Grecian drama originate? Who is known as the founder 

of dramatic art?. 284 


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Mention three of the greatest writers of Greek tragedy. What 

Greek writer holds the highest place as a writer of comedy?. 284 
Give facts about ^Eschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes and Aristoph¬ 
anes. Under which did Greek drama reach its highest 

excellence?... 284, 394-489 

Who was the first Greek writer of history? Name two other 

great Greek historians and compare their styles of writing. 284 
Sketch the lives of Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. 
Which is called the father of history? What did Thucydides 
write? What historic retreat is the subject of Xenophon’s 


Anabasis?.445-504, 284 

Name five Greek orators. Which established a school of politi¬ 
cal oratory? What two of these were rivals?. 284 


Give an account of the fives of Demosthenes and ^Eschines. 426, 394 
At what time was Socrates born? What was his early occu¬ 
pation? To what great work was much of his fife devoted? 

How did Socrates’ philosophy differ from that of his pred¬ 
ecessors?. 489, 284 

Through the writings of which of Socrates’ pupils are the prin¬ 
ciples of Socrates best expressed?. 284 

Of whom was Plato a pupil? What are the characteristics of 
Plato’s writings? Give an account of his fife. What is 

Plato’s “Phsedo”? His “Republic”?.477, 284, 375, 377 

Who was the teacher of Aristotle? How was he described by 
that teacher? Tell something of Aristotle’s philosophic 

work.399, 284 

Who founded the epicurean school of philosophy? What are 

its teachings? Of what school did it become a rival?. .284, 431 
In what century did Euclid lay the foundation for modern 

geometry? What is known of his fife?.284, 431 

What did Archimedes write? In what scientific field was he a 
brilliant inventor? What do modern engineers owe to 

Archimedes?..283, 399, 284 

Who conquered Greece in 146 B. C.? What effect had this 

conquest on the fiteratime of Greece?. 62, 284 

Name some of the writers of Greece after the Roman conquest. 284 
For what work is Plutarch celebrated? To what school of 

philosophy did he belong?.477, 284 

In what century did Epictetus teach? What position did he 

occupy during early fife?.431, 284 

According to Greek mythology who were the Titans, Kronos, 

and Cybele?.342, 333, 327 


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How was the government of the world divided among Zeus, 


Poseidon, and Hades? What part did each obtain?. 342 

Where did Zeus live? What was the extent of his power?.... 342 


What important position does each of the following gods occupy 
in Greek mythology: Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, 
Bacchus, Demeter, Hera, Hermes, Hestia, Pallas-Athene?. 325-338 
Over what did each of the following gods preside: iEolus, 
iEsculapius, Eos, Helios, Iris, Nemesis, Nox, Pan, Plutus, 

Themis?.324-341 

Where was the palace of Poseidon? Over what did he rule?. . 340 

Who was Triton? What were Scylla and Charybdis, the hydra, 

naiads, nereids, Oceanus, sirens?.327-342 

Who was Hades? What was the ensign of his power? What 

blessings did he give?.330-331 

Wliere was the river Lethe? To what region was the name 

Erebus applied? Who was Cerberus?.334, 329, 327 

Describe the rivers Styx, Cocytus, Acheron. Who was Charon? 

..324, 327, 341 

What were the duties of the Eumenides? Fates? Harpies? 

Nemesis?.329-336 

Name the nine muses and tell over what each one presided. 

Where did they live?. 336 

Give the legend connected with each of the following: Clytie, 

Daphne, Echo, Hyacinthus, Iris, Lotis, Narcissus.327-336 

How did- the Greeks immortalize Andromeda, Casseopeia, 

Castor and Pollux (Gemini), Orion, Pleiades, Sirius?. ... .325-341 
Tell the story of one exploit of Perseus and one of Bellerophon 
as found in the following references: Perseus, helmet of 
Hades, Medusa, Pegasus, Hippocrene, Bellerophon, Pirene, 

the chimsera.326-339 

Who was Theseus? Associate the following with one of his 

adventures: Minos, Daedalus, the minotaur, Ariadne.. 342, 325-336 
What and where is each of the following: Castaly, Delphi, 

Elysium, Helicon, Olympus, Parnassos, Pelion?.326-339 

Tell something of Adonis, Antaeus, Arachne, Atlas, Briareus, 

Cadmus, Chiron, Hygeia, Orpheus, Phaeton.324-339 

LATIN LITERATURE 

What is the character of the first writings of the Romans? 

Compare with the early literature of other nations. 285 

In what wars was Rome engaged between 264 and 146 B. C.? 

How did this affect the intellectual condition and the htera- 
ture of the Romans?.138, 285 


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Whose name comes first in the literature of Rome? What was 

his nationality?. 285 

What great change in Roman customs was instituted by Livius 
Andronicus? In what year? How long were his writings 

used as texts in the Roman schools?. 285 

Name two great comic poets of Rome. Mention one work of 

each.285, 284 

Who is known as the father of Latin song? When did he live? 

What did he write?. 285, 284 

Against what were the satires of Lucilius directed? Who invented 

the word satire?. 285 

Give an account of Cato as a writer and as a Roman citizen. 

What was the nature of his greatest work?. 285 

Mention five noted Latin authors who wrote during the 1st 

century B. C.284, 285 

What influence did Cicero exert on the Latin language? What 

was the varied character of his writings?.285, 284 

At what age did Cicero begin to speak in public? What offices 
did he fiU? What conditions led to his proscription and 

death?. 419 

Explain the patriotic act which earned for Cicero the title of 

father of his country. 419 

What was the object of Catiline’s conspiracy? What was the 

result of his attempt to execute his plans?. 417 

Sketch the life of Julius Caesar, showing conquests made by him. 

Of what do his commentaries consist?.414, 63, 285 

What was the nature of Lucretius’ writing? State the cause 

of his death. 460 

Name three works of Sallust. Why are they valuable?. What 

was Sallust’s literary style?.284, 285, 485 

For what is the Augustan age of Roman literature distinguished? 

Mention four writers of the Augustan age. .. 285 

When did Virgil live? How does he rank among the Augustan 
poets? Name three of his works and state the character 

of each.284, 285, 497 

Give an outhne of Virgil’s iEneid. At what point does it take 
up the tale related by Homer in the Iliad? Who is iEneas? 

Anchises?..343, 363, 324, 325 

What are the “Georgies” of Virgil?. 359 

Compare the date of birth of Horace with the birth date of the 

Roman emperor Augustus.284, 146 

Name three works written by Horace. State why they are 

attractive to cultivated minds...285, 447 


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Who was Cornelius Nepos? In what regard is his only extant 

work held?.284, 470 

By what name did Livy call his history of Rome? Compare 

Livy with other historians. Tell something of his life.. 458, 285 

What did Ovid write?. 285 

To what school of philosophy did Seneca belong? Name some 

of his works. Give three other facts about the life of Seneca. 487, 285 
Mention a work written by Pliny the Elder. By Quintilian.. . 285 

Outhne the principal events in the hfe of Tacitus. Name his 

chief works. * .!.492, 285 

What conditions gave rise to the satires of Juvenal? Did Juvenal 

live before or after the beginning of the Christian era?. .285, 452 
Thiough the influence of what conditions did Latin hterature 

come to an end?. 285 

Mention five of the Latin fathers of the church. What philosophy 
did they follow? Give some facts about the lives and writ¬ 
ings of St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, St. Jerome. . 285-286, 396-450 
Which of the Latin fathers wrote the “Te Deum Laudamus”? 
Which made the Latin translation of the Bible known as 

the Vulgate?.396, 450, 386 

Arrange in the order in which they lived: Horace, Virgil, Cicero, 

Ovid, Tacitus, Livy.284-285 

According to Roman mythology over what did Jupiter, Neptune, 
and Pluto preside? Which of these corresponds to the 

Greek Zeus? Poseidon? Hades?.330-342 

What relation did each of the following bear to Jupiter: Juno, 

Minerva, Latona, Apollo, Diana?.325-335 

For what qualities were Apollo and Minerva celebrated? Who 
introduced the worship of Diana into Rome? In which 

two of these were'the sun and the moon deified?_325, 335, 328 

Over whom did Saturn and Janus rule? What place had each 
of the following in the life of the Roman people: Ceres, 

Mars, Mercury, Pax, Pluvius, Vesta, Vulcan?.327-342 

Relate the mythological tale of Venus, Cupid, and Psyche. 342, 327, 340 
What was personified in each of the following: Aurora, Flora, 

Fortuna, Luna, Morpheus, Nox, Somnus?.326-341 

What were the Parcse? How many were there? What was their 

power over the fife of man?. 338 

SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE 

In earliest literature to what people is the term Scandinavian 
applied? Until about what time was Icelandic the literary 
language of all the Scandinavians? What name do the 
earhest authorities give to this language?.,286, 288 


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How does the early Scandinavian poetry compare with that of 
other Teutonic races? Describe the poetry of the early 

Scandinavian hterature.... 286 

Of what form of poetry was the saga the outgrowth? To what 
century does the saga in its purest form belong? When 

was it lost in biography?. 286 

What does the word Edda mean and to what is it applied? Of 
what does the “elder” Edda treat? The “younger” Edda? 

By whom and when was each compiled?.286, 379, 354 

Who was the greatest Scandinavian writer of the 12th and 13th 

centuries?. 286 

During what century did Swedish literature begin? Name two 

of the earliest writings.286, 287 

Of what did St. Bridget’s revelations consist? When did she hve ? 286,287 

By whom was the Bible translated into Swedish?.286, 287 

In what form does the earhest Swedish poetry appear? When was 

the first book printed in Swedish?.286 

Mention two brothers who studied under Luther. What did 
they write? How was Swedish hterature affected by the 

reformation?... .286, 287 

How did Burseus arouse interest in Scandinavian language and 

mythology? Who ruled Sweden at that time?. 286 

During whose reign did the Swedish drama begin? Who is the 

greatest Swedish dramatist?. 286 

Give facts about the fife of Messenius. Mention his first comedy 

and his first tragedy. .286-287 

Who was the father of Swedish poetry? Give an account of 

his writings, showing their influence on Swedish hterature. 287 
What is the character of the writings of Gustavus Adolphus? 

Who was he?.287, 83 

What discoveries made Rudbeck famous? With what uni¬ 
versity was he connected? State the name and the object 

of his greatest work. Characterize his writings. 287 

Who was Emanuel Swedenborg? What is the nature of his 

writings? When did he hve?. 492 

In what year was Linnseus bom? What was the chief interest 

of his hf e? Mention one of his works. 457 

What author shows the English and the French influence upon 
18th century Swedish hterature? Name two of his writings. 

After what Enghsh authors are they modeled?. 287 

When was Dahn born? Compare with the dates of birth of 
Addison and Pope. Name three other Enghsh contem¬ 
poraries of Dahn.287, 296 


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What writer is known as the Swedish Sappho?. 287 

Mention three poets born in 1740, 1772, 1779, respectively. 

Which of these is called the Anacreon of Sweden?.287, 405 

In what field are the writings of Berzelius? When did he live? 

With what university was he connected?. 406 

What was the nature of the Swedish academy? The object of 
the Gothic society? Name two famous writers connected 

with the new school of literature. ' . 287 

Under what pseudonym did King Oscar II write? Mention two 

of his works.. 472 

Give the names of four Swedish writers of history. Which of 

these was the legal historian?. 287 

Name two Swedish women who wrote poems. One who wrote 

novels. 287 

What was the year of August Strindberg’s birth? Of his death? 

Name his greatest work. 287 

Mention two books of travel by Hedin. Sketch the life of the 

author. 444 

Between what centuries were the Danish ballads probably com¬ 
posed? How much later is the language in which they are 

preserved?.;.. 288 

In what period did Danish literature begin? Mention a writer 

of that time. What did he write?.288, 373 

What did Tycho Brahe write? In what country did he spend 

most of his life?.288, 411 

Who was the first original dramatist in Denmark? Who is 

called the founder of Danish poetry?. 288 

What did Holberg write? Wessel? Ewald? Oehlenschlager?. 288 

Name one Danish author who wrote a medical work. One who 

wrote on zoology. One on geography. 288 

Where and when was Hans Christian Andersen born? What 

is the nature of his writings?.288-289, 397 

Mention a Danish writer of the latter half of the 19th century.. 289 

When was the first book printed in Norway? By whom?. 289 

Who was the earliest original writer in Norway?. 289 

By whom was “The Dawn of Norway” written? For what 

purpose?. 289 

Name the two compilers of a collection of old Norse folk-tales. 

How was their material gathered?. 289 

In what year was Ibsen born? What are three of his best- 

known dramas?.44g^ 289 

Name Bjornson’s leading works. What honor was conferred 

upon him by Norway?.289, 407 


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In the Norse mythology who was Alfadur? Give the legend of 

Ginungagap and Midgard.324, 330, 335 

Who were the ^sir? What weie Asgard, Bifrost, Glasir?. 324, 325-330 
What is the connection between Heimdal, Ragnarok, and Lif? 

.331, 340, 334 

Who were the Valkyrs? What was Valhalla? Tell something 

about the Gjallar bridge and the Gjallar horn.342, 330 

Relate the tradition of Odin. 337 

Associate each of the following with Odin: Frigga, Thor, Balder, 
Bragi, Iduna. Who were Frey,' Frey a, Frodi, Hymir, 

Loki?.326-342 

To what source does Grimm attribute the tale of the sleeping 

beauty?. 382 


GERMAN LITERATURE 

Mention two of the oldest poems in German literature. To 
what remote times may these poems be traced? Give a brief 

outline of “Reynard the Fox”.290, 377 

Sketch the progress of learning in Germany during the reign 
of Charles the Great and Louis the Pious. By whom was 

the writing of that time chiefly done?. 290 

What is the first novel in modern European literature? When and 

by whom was it written?.290, 289, 378 

In what language were the histories of the 11th century written? 290 
Who became the leaders of literature in Germany about 1200? 

In what class of writings did they excel?. 291 

Name three great poets of the 12th and 13th centuries. 291 

What name is generally appHed to the Nibelungenlied? Into 
how many parts is the poem divided? What is its principal 

theme?..372, 291 

Who were King Nibelung, Siegfried, Kriemhild, dwarf Alberich, 

Hagen, Brunhild, Etzel?.348-382 

Mention another epic similar to the Nibelungenlied.291, 361 

TeU the story of Parsifal. Of Lohengrin. Who wrote them?.374, 367 
Outline the legend of Tannhauser. What German composer 

made Tannhauser the subject of an opera?. 383 

Through what orders of monks did preaching become a powerful 
educational influence? By whom was the mystic school 
founded? Who were the greatest writers of the 14th and 

15th centuries?. 291 

Give an account of the life and writings of Thomas a Kempis.453, 291 
In what century did modern German literature begin? Name 

four writers of that century. 291 


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What were the principal works of Martin Luther and Ulrich 

von Hutten?.291, 460, 289' 

What did Hans Sachs write? When and by whom was the 

German drama founded?.291, 80 

What was the effect of the thirty years’ war on German litera¬ 
ture?.. 291 

In whose reign did German literature revive?. 291 

Who were Klopstock and Herder? What did they write? What 

is Klopstock’s “Messiah”? ..291, 290, 371 

TeU something of the life of Lessing. Name three of his works. 

Which one stimulated historic study in Germany? Which 

was a treatise on art?.457, 290, 291 

Outline the influence of the philosophy of Kant on modern 
. thought. Name three of his works. What name has since 

been applied to his doctrines?.452-453, 291 

What was the principle of Fichte’s philosophy?. 291 

Give an account of the Hfe of Goethe. Mention four of his well- 
known works. What is the object of Goethe’s “Wilhelm 

Meister”?..438, 291,.370 

Briefly describe the character Faust. Mephistopheles.357, 335 

With what other European writers does Goethe rank? To 

whose influence did Goethe owe much of his success?.. 291 

What made Weimar the center of intellectual life during the 

latter part of the 18th century?. 291 

Relate the important events in the life of Schiller. Mention 

two of his liistorical works. Five of his dramas.486, 291 

What is the greatest drama in the German language? By whom 

was it written?.. 291 

Name three poets who were contemporaries of Schiller. What 

did each write?.291-292 

Give the names of three works by Jean Paul Richter. When 

did he Hve?.292, 290 

Mention five noted German scientists. Give facts about the 

life and writings of each.292, 441-497 

Who was Hegel? What system of philosophy was taught by 

him? When did Schopenhauer live? What did he write?.444, 290 
At what time did Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm live? What did 

they write besides “Household Tales”?. •..290, 440 

For what profession did Heine prepare? Mention three of his 

best-known works.•. 444 

Name five German historians. Give facts about the fives of 

Neander, Niebuhr, Ranke.292, 470-479 


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What is the character of Auerbach’s writings? To what 
classes of writers do Miihlbach, Freytag, and Paul Heyse 

belong?.401, 292, 290 

Mention three noted operas to which both libretto and music were 

written by Richard Wagner. 497 

Give the name of one German writer born in the 15th century. 

One in the 16th. One in the 17th. Six in the 18th. Three 

in the 19th.289-290 

Relate the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. What was 

Koppelberg?. 375 , 333 

What is the German legend of the trusty Eckhardt?.328, 354 

In German tradition who was the .Lorelei? What was a gnome? 

Akobold?.334, 330, 333 

FRENCH LITERATURE 

From what time do the most ancient documents of the French 
language date? What are the fom- divisions of the early 

literature of France?. 293 

Is the song of Roland earlier nOr latei than the troubadours? 

What is its theme?.74, 293, 378 

What are the Arthurian romances? Tell the romance of the 

sangraal. Of Charlemagne.345, 360, 350 

What was the nature of the songs of the troubadours? By 
what name were the troubadours known in northern France? 

By what names were similar singers known in Germany and 

England?...385, 76 

Who was Abelard? What did he write? Give an account of 

his romantic life.292, 393 

At what time were oriental legends brought into France? Diming 
what centuries were the “fabliaux” popular? What are 

they?...293, 357 

In what two centuries and by what two authors was the “Romance 
of the Rose” written? Discuss the character of the poem. 

Give a brief synopsis of it. Outline the story of “Robert 

the Devil” and tell when it was written.293, 378 

In what way did the crusades stimulate dramatic writing in 
France? Give an account of French drama in the 14th 

and 15th centuries. 293 

What document is probably the oldest French prose? Give 
its date. When were the laws of William the Conqueror 

written?. 294 

Name the chroniclers of the 12 th, 14th and 15th centuries. Of 

what countries is Froissart’s “Chronicles” a record?. 294 


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By what events was the hterature of France greatly influenced 

during the 15th century?. 294 

What is meant by the renaissance? Compare the effects of the 

renaissance in France with those in Italy and Germany.. . 294 

Outline the characters Gargantua and Pantagruel. Name the 
work in which they appear. In what century was it popular? 

Who is the author?.359, 374, 294 

Give an account of the life and writings of John Calvin. What 
tendency of the times is shown in Montaigne’s writings?’ 

. ‘ .415, 294, 467 

Name three dramatists, two writers of fiction, four orators, and 
three influential patrons of learning—all of the 17th century. 

What prestige did the French language acquire throughout 

Europe at this time?. 294 

Mention three representative works of Corneille. On which is 
his fame based? Explain the origin of his character Cid 

Campeador.422, 350 

TeU something of Mohere and the purpose of his plays. In 
which plays do Tartufe, Sganarelle, and Agnes occur? Tell 

the story of the “Love Doctor”.467, 294, 343-383 

What position does Racine occupy in French Hterature? Name 
some of his works. Which is sometimes called the greatest? 

.479, 292 

In what fields are Descartes and Bossuet noted? Give some 
details of the life of each. To what century do they belong? 

.292, 426, 410 

Why is the early part of the 18th century called a dead season 
of French Hterature? Name three novelists of the century. 

.. 294, 292 

What is the character of Voltaire’s writings? Show his versa- 
tiHty by mentioning some of his works. Why was he exiled 

from France?. 497 ^ 294 

How was Rousseau’s early Hfe spent? Name the most famous 

of his writings. What is the nature of his “Emile”?.483, 294, 355 
Describe the character Gil Bias. By whom was “Gil Bias” 
written? Name some other works by the same author. 

.360, 294, 456 

What is the story of “Paul and Virginia”? TeU something of the 

author. 375 ^ 406 

Who wrote the “Barber of Seville”? Justify the term many- 

sided genius as appHed to the writer. 295, 404 

For what lyric is Rouget de Lisle famous? Compare with other 

French lyric poems. 295 


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Name Montesquieu’s greatest work.467, 294 

Name two eminent naturalists of the 18th century. State some 

facts about their lives...292, 413, 424 

For what sorts of hterary productions are Chateaubriand and 

Madame de Stael celebrated? Name two works of each. .295, 292 
Give the names of five French historians of the 19th century. 
Mention one work of each. Which has been called the 

greatest French writer of his time?.295,441-494 

For what are Cousin, Comte, Renan noted?.295, 480 

Give a brief sketch of the life and writings of Jules Michelet.. .466, 293 

Mention three noted modern French dramatists. 295 

Give a brief sketch of the life of Balzac. What is the extent of 

his works?.295, 403 ' 

When did Victor Hugo live? Name three of his works. Which 

is his greatest production?. 447, 295 

Sketch the life of Dumas the Elder. Which of his books have 
been most popular? How was Alexandre Dumas, bom 1824, 

related to Alexandre Diunas, bom 1802?.428, 295 

What did Eugene Sue write? Compare the birth dates of Dumas 

the elder and Sue.295, 492, 428 

Is George Sand a real name? What are the names of three of 

her books?.295, 485 

What is the character of the writings of Taine? Jules Verne? 

Sardou?.293, 492, 485 

To what class of writers does Zola belong? Maupassant?. 293, 504, 463 
For what profession did Calvin prepare? Corneille? Moliere? 

Balzac? Thiers?.403-494 

Give the work and the author from which each of the following is 
taken: Candide, Consuelo, Le Menteur, Pantagruleon law 

case, Quasimodo, Rigolette.349-377 

What is the Gesta Romanorum?. 359 

Give the real names of the following writers: Pierre Loti, George 

Sand, Voltaire, Max O’Rell...292-293, 322-.323 

ITALIAN LITERATURE 

How old are some of the manuscripts preserved in Itahan hbra- 

ries? Name three of them. What is a palimpsest?.309, 374 

Explain how culture was kept ahve in Italy during the middle 
ages. Was the taste of the Italians at that time for legends 

and poems or for serious history?. 309 

What early Italian traveler and writer desqribed Cipango? Of 

what interest did Italy find his travels?.350, 309 

During what century did the real Italian hterature begin? What 

was the character of the hterature developed?. 309 





















What two religious orders influenced Italian life and letters in 
the 13th century? To what two WTiters are most of the 

poems and hymns attributed?. 309 

With whom did the Italian drama begin? Show how his personal ^ 

influence led to the development of the drama.309-310 

What Italian dialect became the language of literature? What 

was the first prose work written in Italian?. 310 

Tell some facts about Guittone d’ Arezzo. Whom did he take 

for his model?. 310 

In what century and by whom was the “Golden Legend” written? 

Why is it deserving of study?. 360 

Explain why the year 1282 is regarded as marldng the period of 

development of Italian literature. 310 

Describe the writings of Cavalcanti. Of what political party was 

he the head? Of whom was he a close friend?. 310 

Give an account of the hfe of Dante, with dates of birth and 
death. Name his principal works. How does Dante rank 

with other writers of his time?.424, 310 

Tell briefly of what Dante’s “Vita Nuova” consists. What is 

the nature of his “Convito”? Of “De Monarchia”?. 310 

Outline carefully the “Divine Comedy”. State to what class 
of poetry it belongs, into what parts it is divided, what 

questions it discusses.352, 310 

Wliy was the “Divine Comedy” so named by Dante? What 

effect had this poem upon Italian hterature?.310-311 

What sort of poems were written by Cina de Pistoia? Give 

three facts about his personal and literary standing. 311 

How is Petrarch classed in histories of literature? In what 
other way is he equally well knovTi? Relate in brief the 

events of his hfe.311, 476 

When did Boccaccio live? What is his most celebrated work? 

Of what does it consist? Mention some other subjects on 

which he wrote.408, 352, 311 

Mention a writer whose work is still consulted as an authority on 

Florentine history of the 12th and 13th centuries. 311 

For what is Lorenzo de’ Medici chiefly remembered? What 
was his influence as a scholar? Why did Savonarola 
oppose him? Give facts about the fives of both men. 

.311, 465, 485 

Name two leading Itafig,n historians. How did their studies 

of historical conditions differ? Mention one work by each. 

.311, 309, 460 

When did Ariosto five? What is his greatest work?.399, 312 


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When and by whom was “Orlando Furioso” written? State 
what kind of poetry it is, its theme, its characteristics, its 

popularity. Who is Genevra?.373, 399, 312, 359 

Who was Torquato Tasso? Give a short account of his life. 

Name his greatest work. What does it describe?. .493, 309, 312 
Give a S3mopsis of Tasso’s “Jerusalem Delivered”. WTio were 
Godfrey de Bouillon, Armida, Rinaldo, Ubaldo, Clorinda, 

Erminia, Adrastus, Ademar?.364, 438, 343-385* 

Under what rule did the period of decadence in Italian htera- 
ture begin? How long did this condition last? By what 

name is it known?. 312 

In what different fields of learning was Galileo conspicuous? 

Name his inventions and discoveries. Give other events 

of his life. Characterize Galileo’s prose.312, 435 

Wlien was Italy freed from Spanish dominion? What sort of writing 

appeared first in this new period? By what was it followed? 312 
At what time did Botta, Sismondi, and Colletta live? To what 
class of writers do they belong? Which wrote a history 

of the American revolution?.312, 309, 410, 488 

When was the movement known as romanticism prominent? 
Compare this with the renaissance. Mention the first 
realistic writer of Italy. State Goethe’s estimate of him.312, 294 


For what is Gabriele Rossetti celebrated? Wliat position did 
he occupy in England? Give the names of his son and his 
daughter, and tell something of their hterary and artistic 

attainments. 483 

Compare Leopardi’s writings with those of SheUey and Byron. 

Also compare dates of birth, and ages at death. .312, 456, 296-297 
Name three fiction writers of the 19th century. Two political 

writers. 312 

What position do the works of De Amicis hold?. 312 

Give an account of the life and writings of Gabriele d’ Annunzio. 398 


SPANISH LITERATURE 

What is the oldest specimen of Spanish literature? The earliest 

important work? From what century do they date?.- 313 

Who was the Cid? How has he been immortahzed in fiction? 

...419-420, 350 

Mhat is the character of the 13th century literature of Spain?. 

Name three writers of that century. 313 

Who is the author of “The Philosopher’s Stone”? Who was 
the originator of history written in Spanish? What is the 
“Cronica General”? During whose reign was it compiled?. 313 


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Trace the influence of Alfonso X through the historical hterature 

of the 14th century. 313 

State some facts about the writings of Juan Manuel and Pedro 

Lopez de Ayala.313, 312 

In what century were the French romances of the “round table” 

translated and imitated in Spain?. 313 

What is meant by the “arte de trobar”? During whose reign 
did it appear? Of what was it composed? Mention two 

writers of such verse. 313 

How did Spanish drama begin? Trace its development. When 

and by whom was “La Celestina” written? What effect had it? 313 
From the union of what kingdoms does the golden age of Spanish 

literature date?. 314 

Give a concise biography of Cervantes. W^hat was the character 
of his flrst writings? Name an Enghsh author whose death 

occurred in the same year as Cervantes’ death.417, 295 

What is the nature of Cervantes’ “Don Quixote”? Tell some¬ 
thing of these characters: Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, 

Mambrino, Camacho, Ubeda... 353, 349-385 

What did Lope de Vega write? Of whom was he a contemporary? 

.'..314,313 

Who was the leading Spanish dramatist during the golden age? 

Divide his plays into four classes.314, 414 

State how the historical writings of Juan de Mariana differed 
from those of earlier Spanish writers. Name three Spanish 

historians who wrote of the new world...314, 313 

To what extent are such subjects as philosophy, mathematics, 

etc., represented in Spanish literature?. 314 

From what source did the 16th century poets draw much of their 
inspiration? To what extent has Spanish poetry influenced 

the national hfe?. 314 

Why did Spanish literature make httle progress during the first 
half of the 18th century? What was the influence of Charles 

III upon literature?.. 314 

Outline Spanish literature of the 19th century. WLat author 
wrote under the pen name Figaro? Name a famous 
novel of the century and its author. 314 

RUSSIAN LITERATURE 

Describe the oral traditions which were the foundation of Russian 

hterature. By what name are they known?.314-315 

Into what five periods is the oral literature divided? What 

are the characteristics of the tales of the first three periods?.314-315 


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What are the principal themes of the tales of the fourth period, 
in which Moscow became the capital of Russia? Give the 

date of its beginning. 

Show how the accession of Peter the Great is marked by distinct 

legendary tales. 

In what century and by whom were some of Russia’s songs and 

folk-tales preserved in written form?. 

What is the earliest specimen of written Russian hterature? 

What is its date?. 

Mention three prose writings of the 11th century. By whom 

was most of the writing of these times done?. 

Who is called the patriarch of Russian hterature? What are his 

writings?. 

What is the “Story of Igor”? At what time and by whom was 

the “Book of Household Management” written?. 

When was the first printing press set up in Moscow? When* 

was the first book printed? What was this book?. 

N ame the most important Russian writing of the first hah of the 
17th century. Where was it written? At that time what 

treatment did writers of educational works receive?. 

What country influenced Russia during the 17th century? With 

what writers did the old Russian literature end?.316, 

In what ways did Alexis stimulate the progress of learning? What 

books did he burn? When did he reign?.316, 

When did Peter the Great become czar? What was his influence 

in regard to the use of the Russian language?.149, 

Name three writers of the time of Peter the Great. State the 

purpose of the works of each. 

What was the attitude of Catherine- II toward literature? Name 

the greatest poet of her reign.417, 

Who wrote “A Journey to Moscow”? What journey did the 

author make in consequence of this work?.. 

Mention the most celebrated writer of Russian fables. Who is 
called the first novelist of talent? Of what did he write?. 
Explain what is meant by Little Russia. When was all publica¬ 
tion in the language of Little Russia forbidden? Who 
was the poet of Little Russia? What name is given to the 

cairn marking his grave?.. 

What class of people form the main subject of Turgenieff’s works? 
Give an estimate of the author. Of his “Nest of Gentle 

People”.316, 

Give dates of birth and death of Tolstoi. Name four of his 
works. Which do critics consider his best works?.495, 


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Name three Russian historians of the 19th century. Which is 

called the ablest of his time?. 317 

State the subject of Count Witte’s writings. What important 

positions were held by him?. 503 

What is the real name of Maxim Gorky? Give a brief review of his 

life and writings.439 

JAPANESE LITERATURE 

From what century does Japanese Uterature date? How early 

are historical compilations said to have existed?. 317 

Give the title of the earliest known Japanese writing. Explain 

fully how it was compiled. 317 

What is the most ancient poem in Japanese hterature? To 

what century does it belong?. 317 

Name a Japanese history completed in 720. Compare this with 
the “Kojiki”. In these ancient histories what name is 

given to Japan?. 317 

What is the “Tosa Nikld”? In what centm-y and by whom was 

it written?. 318 

During the 10th century what place did women occupy in 

Japanese hterature?. 318 

By whom and in what century was the “Dai Nihonshi” com¬ 
posed? What was its purpose? "Why have the national 

annals of Japan been so carefully guarded?. 317 

What do the Japanese works on geography cover?. 318 

Describe the poetry of Japan. Mention two poetic forms that 

do not appear in Japanese hterature. 318 

What sorts of fiction are common in the hterature of Japan?. .. 318 

Mention a reference work of great value to students of Japanese 

language and hterature.318 

ENGLISH LITERATURE 

Name the oldest song of the Northmen which has been preserved 

in Enghsh hterature. 297 

How old is “Beowulf”? Outhne it briefly. To what class of 

poetry does it belong?.295, 347, 297 

What is the first great native British poem?.298, 295 

Under what influence did hterature begin in England? In what 
century and in what part of the country? For how many 

centuries was learning confined to this locality?. 297 

Who was the first writer of Enghsh prose? What did he write? 

State the extent of his fame.298, 295 

Trace the development of hterature in the 9th century. Give 
dates and effect of Danish invasions and conquest. What 
place is caUed the cradle of Enghsh poetry? The home of 
Enghsh prose?.298, 69-70 


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To what extent and in what way did Alfred the Great advance 

English language and literature?.298, 295, 395 

When did iElfric write? What is the best model of English at 

the beginning of the 11th century?.295, 298 

Why was the Norman conquest so important an event in litera¬ 
ture? What was its effect?.72, 298 

Describe the literature of England during the 12th century. 

What,did Geoffrey of Monmouth write?. .. 298 

Give the four- cycles into which 12th and 13th century romance 
is divided. Tell some of the traditions of King Arthur, 
Arthur’s drinking-horn, Arthur’s round table, the graal. Sir 

Tristram, Roland, Charlemagne, Robin Hood.298, 345-385 

When were the first dramas produced in England? On what 
are the mysteries and miracle-plays founded? Give date 

and name of the earliest miracle-play on record.299, 371 

Mention Roger Bacon’s greatest work. Who was he? To what 

century does he belong?.402, 295 

Name two prose writers of the 14th century, mentioning one work 

of each. Who wrote “Piers Plowman”? What is it? . . . .298, 375 
Give a brief account of the life and writings of Chaucer. What 

is his greatest work? In what dialect did he write?.419, 298-299 
State the theme of the Canterbury tales. What is the hterary 

value of the prologue?.350, 298-299 

What connection has each of the following with the Canterbury 
tales: Tabard inn, Harry Baillie, Arcite, Donegild, Griselda, 
Valerian, the pardoner’s tale, Madame Eglantine? From 
what sources does Chaucer derive some of his tales?.... 345-385 
Summarize the literary events of the 14th century. Name the 

greatest writer? Whose name stands second?.299, 298 

Characterize 15th century English hterature. What was the 
greatest prose work of the century? When and by whom was 

the first book printed in England? What was it?.299, 417 

Of what nature is Malory’s “Morte d’ Arthur”? Tell something 

of the author...299, 461 

Name Sir Thomas More’s most celebrated work. Give a short 

outline of it.295, 468, 385 

Who made the first complete English translation of the scrip¬ 
tures? The second? When and by whom was the first copy 

of the whole Bible printed?.298, 299 

What is meant by the golden age in EngHsh literature? What 

conditions stimulated intellectual activity at this time?... 299 

What rank does Spenser take among writers of the Elizabethan 

age? Mention two of his works. 299 

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Describe Spenser’s “Shepherd’s Calendar”.299, 381 

Outhne the “Faerie Queene”. Tell something of interest about 
each of the following: Red-cross knight, Una, Acrasia, Guyon, 
Archimago, Duessa, Canace, Serena, CaUdore, the blatant 

beast, Florimel, Malengrin, Philtra, Ignaro.357, 343-385 

Name some dramas by Christopher Marlowe. In what year was 
he born? Compare date of his birth with the birth date of 

Shakespere...299, 295 

Tell what is known of the life of Shakespere. Name three of his 

contemporaries. How many plays did he write?.487, 299 

Name three of Shakespere’s tragedies. Three of his comedies. 

Estimate the hterary • value of his works.487,299 

TeU the story of—“As You Like It”, “Twelfth Night”, “Othello”, 

“King Lear”, “Winter’s Tale”.346-386 

Describe each of the following characters and tell in which of 
Shakespere’s plays each occurs: Banquo, Bardolph, Bene¬ 
dick, Cahban, Falstaff, Jaques, Queen Mab, Nick Bottom, 

Prospero, Romeo, Shylock, Timon, Viola.346-386 

What is considered the measure of Shakespere’s hterary great¬ 
ness? In what way does he excel other writers?.299-300 

Mention three dramas produced by, Ben Jonson. How was his 
early life spent? Contrast Jonson’s delineation of character 
with that of Shakespere. What is the nature of “Every Man 

in His Humor”?.300, 452, 356 

When did the decay of English drama begin? How do the plays of 

Fletcher and Beaumont compare with those of Shakespere?..300, 433 
Who was the greatest prose writer of the Elizabethan age? In 
what three fields of hterature was he prominent? Give a 

sketch of his life.300, 402 

Name and describe Bacon’s greatest work. When was it pub- 

fished? In what language? What is his “New Atlantis”?.300, 372 
What name is given to the literary period following the Eliza¬ 
bethan? Contrast its characteristics with those of the 
Elizabethan age. Were its writings chiefly prose or poetry?. 300 
In what year was the King James version of the Bible printed? 

What was its effect upon the speech of the people?. 300 

What place does Milton occupy among English writers? Describe 

his boyhood, his education, his later fife. ..300, 466 

Mention five of Milton’s early poems. TeU something of each. 

Which of these is considered his finest poem?. 300 

To what class of writing was Milton devoted from 1640 to 1660? 

Give the name of his greatest prose work. Who were the 
rulers of England during that time?.301, 151 


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Describe briefly “Paradise Lost”. What is its style? To what 

classic writers may Milton be compared?. 301 

Who is called the second greatest writer of the puritan age? State 

the comparative standing of Shakespere, Milton, Bunyan.. 301 

Give the principal facts regarding the life of John Bunyan. With 

what idea was “Pilgrim’s Progress” written?.413, 301, 376 

Outline the story of “Pilgrim’s Progress”. Who are Christian, 
Hopeful, giant Despair? What are doubting castle, the 
slough of despond, and the valley of humihation?. . 376, 350-385 
Tell something of Samuel Pepys’s “Diary”. How was it written?. 301,375 
What is the great historical work of the puritan age? Of whom 

was its author an exact contemporary?. 301 

Contrast Dryden’s poetry with that of Chaucer and Spenser. 

Name three of his poems. When did Dryden hve?.. .301, 299, 428 
Compare Dryden’s literary style with that of Pope. What influ¬ 
ence had their writings upon Enghsh speech?.301-302 

Describe the conditions of Pope’s time. Give a sketch of his Hfe. 
Name two of his poems. Which of the classics did he trans¬ 
late?.301-302, 478 

Name the greatest work of John Locke. Of Sir Isaac Newton. 

State some facts about each.. ..:.296, 458, 470 

For what sort of writing is the first haK of the 18th century 

notable? What writers developed a new style of essays?.... 302 

What was the “Tatler”? The “Spectator”? The “Guardian”? 

By whom were they published? Name some contributors. 

What is the value of Addison’s essays? Tell something of 

his life.302, 382, 394 

At what time did prose fiction develop in England? Who was 

the first fiction writer of the century?. 302 

What are Daniel Defoe’s best-known works? TeU the story of 

“Robinson Crusoe”. ' .302, 426, 378 

Who wrote “Gulhver’s Travels”? The “Tale of a Tub”? Give 
a short sketch of the author’s hfe. What is the character 
of “Gulliver’s Travels”? What is Lilliput land? Laputa? 

.302, 492, 361-367 

Mention two novels by Fielding. Name two by Richardson. 

Smollett. Sterne. Tell something of each work.302, 344-381 

Give some facts about Fielding, Smollett, Sterne. Which is 

called the father of English fiction?...433-490 

How does the “Vicar of Wakefield” rank among novels of the 
18th century? Outhne the life of Goldsmith. Give the 
theme of the “Vicar of Wakefield”, “She Stoops to Con¬ 
quer”, “The Deserted Village”.302, 438, 352-386 


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Meution well-known poems by Gray, Collins, Cowper. What is 

the hterary value of Gray’s work?. ..302, 296, 439 

Name three 18th century historians. Two distinguished orators. 

Tell something of their hves and their hterary standing. 

What did Blackstone write?.302, 407-448 

Give an account of the hterary work carried on by Dr. Samuel 
Johnson. What is his most famous work? Why did he 

write “Rasselas”? Who was'Boswell?.302, 451, 377, 410 

What are the themes of Burns’s poems? Give the titles of three 

poems. At what age did Burns die?.302, 296, 413-414 

Name the English poets of the early part of the 19th century. 

What changes are observed in the poetry of this time? 

.302-303 

What was the aim of Wordsworth’s poetry? Name one of his 

best poems. Quote the first fines of three.303, 389-390 

What is meant by po^t laureate? Name the first poet laureate. 

The present one. Mention four lam'eates of the 19th cen¬ 
tury. When did Wordsworth become poet laureate?.. .365-366, 503 
Name Coleridge’s finest poems. Mention some poems by Shelley. 

By Keats. Who was the ancient mariner? Endymion? 

...... ,. .303, 297, 344, 355 

Of what nationality was Thomas Moore? What is his best- 
known work? What is the “Loves of the Angels”? Explain 
the following allusions; Nourmahal, Nucta, the veiled 

prophet..303, 296, 368-386 

For what is Byron’s poetry remarkable? After the production 
of which poem was it that Byron “awoke one morning and 
found himself famous”? What is the plan of “Childe 

Harold”? Of “Manfred”?...303, 414, 350, 370 

Sketch the fives of Byron, Shelley, Keats. State the parentage 

of each and the age of each at death.414-487 

Mention five prose writers of the first half of the 19th century. 

In what fields of literature were they prominent? Which 
will be remembered as the creator of the historical novel? 303 
Give a brief outline of the fife of Sir Walter Scott. Name three 
of his poems. What are the Waverley novels? Who are 
the following characters : Dandie Dinmont, Ivanhoe, lady 

of the lake, Lochinvar, Red-gauntlet?.486, 386, 351-377 

Of what class were most of the writings of Lamb, De Quincey, 
Macaulay, John Stuart Mill? State some item of interest 

from the fife of each. 303, 426-466 

In what year did the Victorian age of English literature begin ? 

For what is it chiefly known?.. 303 


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Name two poets, two writers of prose fiction, two essayists, two 

philosophers, and two historians of the Victorian age. 303 

Give the title of one poem by Robert Browning. One by Ehzabeth 
Barrett Browning. In what countries did they spend many 
years? Tell something of the “Ring and the Book”, the 

Pied Piper of Hamehn”, “Pippa Passes”.297, 412, 375-378 

In what year was Tennyson born? What honors were conferred 
upon him in 1850 and in 1884? What is the purpose of the 

“Idylls of the King”?... . 493 ^ 363 

To what extent do the old legends of King Arthur enter into the 
“IdyUs of the King”? Who was Elaine? Sir Galahad? 

..345-359 

Is Matthew Arnold’s reputation based chiefly upon his work as an 
author or as a critic? What educational positions did he 

hold? Mention two of his works.400, 297 

What place does Bulwer-Lytton occupy in English fiction? 
Describe his briUiant hterary career. Give the titles of his 

two best-known works.. ...460, 297 

Which class of people furnished material for Thackeray’s novels? 

For Dickens’s? For George Ehot’s?. 303 

Give a sketch of the life of Thackeray. What did he study in 
Paris? Name four of his books. Describe these characters: 

Col. Newcome, Mr. Sedley, Becky Sharp.. .494, 372-381 

Describe the hardships of Dickens’s early life. Sketch his later 
successes. What did Dickens purpose to accomphsh in most 

of his novels?.427, 303 

Describe each of the following characters. State in which of 
Dickens’s novels each occurs: Sydney Carton, Mrs. Gamp, 
Gradgrind, Uriah Heep, Mrs. Jellyby, Mrs. Nickleby, Scrooge, 

BiU Sikes.349-382 

Give the real name of George Ehot. Name her best works. 

Give the first line of “The Choir Invisible”.430, 297, 388 

What lesson did Carlyle undertake to teach? Compare the 
teachings of Carlyle and Ruskin. Give dates of birth and 
some details of the fife of each. Name two of Carlyle’s 

books. Two of Ruskin’s.303, 416, 484 

In what fine of writing is Herbert Spencer prominent? What was 

his early occupation?.303, 489 

Of what did the following write: Hugh Miller, Darwin, Tyndall, 
Huxley? In what century did they live? What was the 

effect of Darwin’s work?.297, 425-496 

What histories were written by Grote, Rawlinson, Froude, 

Green?.297, 435-479 


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What was the purpose of Charles Reade’s novels? Name three 

of them.479, 297 

Give the names of three works by Charles Kingsley. State 

the character of each. What was Kingsley’s profession?, .453, 297 . 
Mention one work by Anthony Trollope. State something of 

his life.297, 495 

Sketch briefly the life of Charlotte Bronte. Mention three of 
her books. What was the success of “Jane Eyre”? How 

does it rank?.411, 297 

For what profession did Thomas Hughes prepare? Name some 

of his principal works.447, 297 

Mention some writings by George Meredith. Where was he 

educated?. 465 

TeU something of Richard Blackmore and his works.407, 297 

What positions were occupied by Sir Edwin Arnold? Name 

his most important work.400,. 297 

In what year was James Bryce bom? Mention some of the 

important offices held by him. Name three of his books. .297, 412 
Give the names of two poems by Swinburne. Mention an essay 

and a play by Swinburne. . . .. 492 

Name two books by John Watson. Under what pseudonym 

did he write? What was his profession in early life?. 498 

Give the names of three works by HaU Caine. When and where 

was he born? What was his early profession?. 414 

State the nationality of James M. Barrie. Mention four of his 
works for the stage. Give the titles of his first four 

books. 403 

TeU something of the life of Robert Louis Stevenson. Name 

four of his books. Where did he spend his last years?. 490 

Sketch briefly the life of Henry Rider Haggard. Name two 

of his best-known works. 441 

Where was Rudyard Kipling born? Mention five of his works. 

Quote the first line of the “Recessional”.•.453, 390 

What English poet is caUed the poet’s poet? The father of English 
poetry? The bard of Avon? The bard of Rydal Mount? 

. . .299, 298, 346 

What is the real name of each of the following English writers; 

Currer Bell, Marie Corelli, Boz, Ian MacLaren, Gavin 

Ogilvy, Lewis CarroU?.321-323 

Name the author of each of the foUowing: “Lorna Doone”, 
“Vanity Fair”, “The Woman in White”, “Jane Eyre”, 
“Scottish Chiefs”, “The Compleat Angler”, “Last Days of 
Pompeii”, “Pride and Prejudice”.296-297 


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Identify the following characters in stories, plays, or poems, and 
name the author: John Barleycorn, Captain Bobadil, Doctor 
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dolly Varden, Fagin, Tam O’Shanter, 


Tommy Atkins.346-384 

Name the authors of the following poems: ‘‘Crossing the Bar”, 

“The Cotter’s Saturday Night”, “Lucile”, “The Lost Chord”, 
“Lays of Ancient Rome”.388-389, 296-297 


Give the title and the author of each of the poems beginning with 
the following hnes: 

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” 

“Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes.” 

“How does the water come down at Lodore?” 

“Sweet and low, sweet and low.” 

“Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom.” 

“The year’s at the spring.” 

“Drink to me only with thine eyes.”.387-390 

AMERICAN LITERATURE 

Why are American history and American hterature not contem¬ 
poraneous terms?. 

Mention three periods into which American literature is divided. 

What years are included in each of the three periods?. 

Why did the character of colonial hterature vary in ’different 

parts of the country?. 

Give a brief description of the hterature of Virginia during the 
colonial period. Who is the author of “A True Relation of 

Virginia”? When and where was it publishedf. 

Mention two narratives and descriptions of the new world, pub- 
hshed in the 17th century. By whom and for what purpose 

were they written?. .. 

Compare the progress of education in New England with that of 
Virginia during the colonial period. What was the first 

book printed in the New England colonies?. 

State the nature of the earhest writings in New England. In 
what form were the events of the first year of the Plymouth 

colony recorded?. 

Who wrote the “History of Plymouth”? To what date does it 

extend?. ’ . 

What was the character of the literature of N ew England through¬ 
out the colonial period? Explain. 

Mention six writers of the colonial period. Which three of these 

were the greatest?.304, 306, 307 

What is the representative work of John Winthrop? What 

position did he hold?.304, 503 


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Mention three facts concerning the hfe of Cotton Mather. What 

is the nature of the “Magnaha’’?.463,307,369 

Give a concise biography of Jonathan Edwards and mention 

three of his works. Which is best known?.430, 307 

Name three representative works of Benjamin Franklin. Give a 
short account of his life. What did “Poor Richard’s 

Almanac” contain?.307, 434, 376 

In what year was the first newspaper pubhshed in America? Give 

the name and the date of the second. The third. 807 

What was the character of the writings of the revolutionary 

period? What literary value have its state papers?. 307 

Who was the greatest orator of Massachusetts during the revolu¬ 
tionary period? Of Virginia? Mention five statesmen of 
the revolutionary period who were able writers. Name some 
of the state papers partly produced by Thomas Jefferson. .307, 450 

Tell the origin of “Yankee Doodle”. 307 

Who is the author of the “Battle of the Kegs”?. 304 

Where was the literary center of America during the early part 

of the 19th century?.•. 307 

What is the representative work of Noah Webster? Name three 

other works. TeU something of his Life.304, 499 

Who are the best-known writers of the first half of the 19th century? 

Name three prose writers and three poets of that century. .307-308 
Divide the New England writers of the 19th century into three 

groups. Mention three prominent names from each group. 307-308 
Give the names of the great orators of the North. With what 

orators of the South were these contemporaneous?. 308 

In what century were the following born: Daniel Webster, Edward 
Everett, Rufus Choate, Henry Clay, Robert Hayne, John C. 
Calhoun? Name Webster’s most brilliant address. What did 

Everett write? What rank has Choate as an orator?.414-499 

Mention two works by William Ellery Channing. How does his 

literary style compare with that of other American writers?. 418 

Tell something of the writings of Joseph Story and Thomas Hart 

Benton...304, 491, 405 

Give a concise biography of Washington Irving. For what pro¬ 
fession was Irving prepared? Name six of his writings. 

Associate one of his books with his Hfe in Spain. 448 

Tell the story of Rip Van Winkle. In what work does it occur? 

Who was Diedrich Knickerbocker? To what was the name 

Salmagundi applied?.378, 364, 379 

What well-known American authors were born during the Ameri¬ 
can revolution?.139, 304 


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Give a brief sketch of the hfe of James Fenimore Cooper. Into 

what languages have Cooper’s works been translated?. 422 

On what historical fact is Cooper’s “Pilot” based? Name the 
books composing the “Leather-Stocking Tales”, Outline r 
the story running through the series. As what character does 


Natty Bumppo appear in the different tales?.376,366,371 

Give the first lines of “The American Flag” and “The Culprit 

Fay”. Who wrote them? When did he Hve?.387-388,304 


Mention one poem by Fitz-Greene Halleck. Quote its first line.. 304, 389 
Give a biographical sketch of Wilham CuUen Bryant. At what 
age was “Thanatopsis” written? Name some of his other 
writings. Give the first line of the “Death of the Flowers”. 

Of “To a Waterfowl”. Of “Thanatopsis”.412, 388-390 

By whom were “Hail, Columbia”, “The Star-Spangled Banner”, 
“Home, Sweet Home”, “America” written? State facts 
about the authors. During what war was “The Star- 

Spangled Banner” written?.304-305, 447-475 

What is the representative work of Joseph E. Worcester? When 

was it pubUshed?.304, 503 

When and where was Ralph Waldo Emerson born? How does 
he rank among American writers? Mention three repre¬ 
sentative works of Emerson. Of what English philosopher 
was Emerson a friend? Which of the two was older?. .431,297 
State the topics of Emerson’s “Representative Men”. Quote the 

first line of the “Concord Hymn”.377, 388 

Mention four of the representative works of Nathaniel Haw¬ 
thorne. Upon which does his reputation mainly rest? Out- 

hne the plot of the “Scarlet Letter”.304,444,380 

Where was Brook Farm? What hterary people were connected 

with it? In which of Hawthorne’s romances is the story told? 348 
Relate the principal events in the life of Longfellow. What was 
his education? Mention four of his most celebrated poems. 


Name another American poet born in the same year.458, 305 

From what source did Longfellow gather the material for “Hia¬ 
watha”? Who was Minnehaha? Osseo?.362-373 


What is the subject of Longfellow’s “Evangeline”? Name its 
principal characters. In what poem do Miles Standish and 
Priscilla appear? What are the “Tales of a Wayside Inn”?.. 356-383 
Where was John G. Whittier born? Of what descent was he? 

What trade did he learn? At what time was he a member 

of the legislature?. 501 

Name three of Whittier’s poems. Quote the first fine of the 

“Barefoot Boy”. Of “Maud Muller”.501, 387, 389 


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For what works is Oliver Wendell Holmes best known? In what 
magazine did they first appear? Quote the first lines of “The 
Boys”, “The Chambered Nautilus”, and “The Last Leaf”. 

.446, 388-389 

Tell something of the life of Edgar Allan Poe. How do his 

writings compare with those of other American poets?.... 477, 307 
Give the first fines of “Annabel Lee” and “The Raven”. By 
whom were they written? Where is the scene of “The Gold 

Bug” laid?.387, 390, 360 

By what address did Abraham Lincoln attain fame as an orator? 

In what year were Lincoln, Holmes, and Poe born?. . 308, 457, 305 
Give a brief account of the fife and the writings of James RusseU 

Lowell.. 459 

Name in chronological order five American historians born between 

1795 and 1825. .‘ .304-305, 308 

Of what countries did Prescott write history? Mention two his¬ 
torical works by Bancroft. What period of American history 
is covered by Bancroft’s work? By Hildreth’s? On what 
works is Motley’s fame based? Name Parkman’s best-known 

histories...304-305, 403-478 

What government positions were held by Motley? How did Park- 

man gather material for “The Conspiracy of Pontiac”?. .469, 474 
In what circumstances was Thoreau’s “Walden” written? Of 
what is it a record? To what department of science was 

Thoreau devoted? Of whom was he a friend?.494, 386 

What are five representative works of Harriet Beecher Stowe? 

Which one is most famous? Tell something of her fife. 491 

For what poem is Julia Ward Howe best known? Where was it 

written? Quote its first fine.447, 387 

Sketch briefly the fife of Edward Everett Hale. Mention five well- 
known works. “Ten Times One Is Ten” led to the founding 

of what society?.441, 383 

Outline the army service of Lew Wallace. Name four of his 

books. Give a synopsis of “Ben Hur”.497,347 

Name three humorous writers of the 19th century. Which of 

them wrote both prose and poetry?.308, 305, 306 

Where was Samuel L. Clemens born? Sketch his early fife. 
Under what name did he write? Mention five of his works. 

Outline briefly the character Tom Sawyer.420, 384 

What state was the birthplace of William Dean Howells? What 
position did he occupy at Venice? Name an American maga¬ 
zine edited by him. Give the titles of three of his best novels. 

What'material furnishes themes for much of his work?... .447, 308 


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To what class of writers does Thomas Bailey Aldrich belong? 
Sketch his life. What magazine did he edit? Name two 

of his poems and one prose work.395, 305 

Outline the life of Edmund Clarence Stedman. Mention three 

of his works. To what class of critics does he belong?.490, 305, 308 
Quote the first line of a poem by John Burroughs. On what 
subject are most of Burroughs’s works? Name three of his 

books. Give some facts about his early life.390,414 

Who was Thomas Wentworth Higginson? What did he write?.446, 305 
Give the name of one work by George W. Curtis. One by 

Charles Dudley Warner. One by Frank R. Stockton. 305 

In what different occupations did Bret Harte engage? Name 

two of his writings. 443 

Who wrote “Ramona”? Why is it especially noteworthy? Name 
the best writers on the American Indian besides the author 

of the leather-stocking tales.377, 366 

What is the character of Eugene Field’s poems? What is he 
sometimes called? Sketch his early life. Give the title 

and the first line of one of his poems.433, 389 

Why is James Whitcomb Riley called the Hoosier poet? What was 
his early education? Mention five of his poems. Give the first 
lines of “Out to Old Aunt Mary’s” and “Knee-deep in June”. 481, 389 
Outline the life of Henry James. Name two of his works. . . .449, 305 
Name two southern poets, and five fiction writers of southern birth. 308 
W^hat rare qualities did Sidney Lanier possess? Give the title of 
one prose work. With what words does the “Song of the 

Chattahoochee” begin? Sketch his life.308, 390, 455 

Who wrote “When Malindy Sings”? Quote its first line. Esti¬ 
mate the literary value of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poems. 390, 308 
Tell something of the career of George W. Cable. Name three 

of his books.414, 305 


Where was Thomas Nelson Page born? State his education. 

What diplomatic appointment did he receive in 1913? Name 

three of his books.. 473 

Sketch the fife of James Lane Allen. In what colleges did he 

teach? What are the titles of five of his books?. !... 396 

In what state was Joel Chandler Harris born? To what trade 
was he apprenticed? Tell something of the character of 

his writings as judged from their titles. 443 

Under what name did Mary N. Murfree for years conceal her 

identity? Mention some of her books. 469 


For what profession did Thomas Dixon, jr., prepare? Give the 
titles of two of his writings. 


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Give an account of the life of Henry Van Dyke. What has he 

written? What diplomatic post did he accept in 1913?. 496 

Give the names of three works of fiction by Richard Harding 

Davis. In what wars did he serve as a correspondent?. 425 

Mention some works of fiction by Margaretta Wade Deland. By 

Ellen Glasgow.426, 438 

Mention five books by Kate Douglas Wiggin. In what philan¬ 
thropic work has she been interested?. 501 

Name a work on history by Woodrow Wilson. One on litera¬ 
ture. One on politics.502-503 

Give the names of two historical works by Theodore Roosevelt. 

One biographical work. Two pertaining to western life.. . 482 

State important facts about Elbert Hubbard. Give the titles 

of five of his works. 447 

What was Owen Wister’s education? His profession? What are 

the titles of two well-known works by Wister?. 503 

Give a brief account of the literary, editorial, and educational 

work of Bliss Perry.;.. 476 

Name the American magazines edited by each of the following, 
and tell something of the editor: Albert Shaw, Edward 

W. Bok, George Horace Lorimer, Norman Hapgood.408-487 

Mention some of the best-known books by Gene Stratton-Porter. 

Give a brief account of the author’s fife. 478 

What works have made Harold Bell Wright known? In what 

occupations has he engaged?.. 504 

Who wrote the following: “The Hoosier Schoolmaster”, “Huckle¬ 
berry Finn”, “The Lady or the Tiger”, “Little Women”, 

“The Man without a Country”, “The Oregon Trail”, “Dream 
Life”, “Timothy Titcomb’s Letters”, “The Marble Faun”, 
“Ferdinand and Isabella”, “Potiphar Papers”, “The Fair 

God”?.304-306 

In what works do the following characters occur: Ichabod Crane, 

Topsy, Alice Roussillon, Sam Slick, Tirzah, Zenobia?.351-387 

Name the author of each of these: “America”, “Barbara 
Frietchie”, “Old Ironsides”, “The Old Oaken Bucket”, 

“Old Folks at Home”, “Songs of the Sierras”, “The Vision 

of Sir Launfal”.387-390, 382, 305 

Who wrote the “Battle Hymn of the Repubhc”? “Leaves of 

Grass”? “Lincoln”? “The Piper”?.305-306 

Give the real names of these writers: Ralph Connor, Charles 
Egbert Craddock, Martin Dooley, Fra Elbertus, Marion 
Harland, Alice Caldwell Hegan, H. H., Josiah Allen’s Wife, Ik 
Marvel, Mark Twain, Artemus Ward, John Strange Winter. 321-323 


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GEOGRAPHY 


What is the distance of the sun from the earth?. 725 

Define latitude. Longitude..539^ 540 

Compare the size of the moon with the size of the earth. How 
far away is the moon? In how long a time does the moon 

make a complete revolution?. 717 

What are tides? How many times does the tide rise and fall 

each twenty-four hours? Define flood tide. Ebb tide.574-575 

Explain fully the cause of tides. When do spring tides occur? 

Neap tides?.574-575 

What is wind? What causes it?. 580 

Explain the formation of dew. Why no dew on a cloudy night... 709 

Of what are clouds composed? How does a fog differ from a 

cloud? What is the average height of clouds?. 696 

Divide clouds into four classes and describe each class. Which . 

of these is highest? Which is called the rain-cloud?.696-697 

Give the scientific name for “mackerel sky”... 697 

What is rain? How is it caused? Upon what does the quantity 
of rainfall depend? Give in inches the mean annual deposit 

of rain and dew upon the surface of the earth. 562 

How much water is it computed that the entire atmosphere 
can hold in solution? What causes the difference between 

rain and snow?. 562 

What region of the world receives the greatest annual rainfall? 

State in inches the greatest recorded yearly and the greatest 
recorded daily precipitation. Compare this excessive rainfall 
with the amount received in the interior deserts of Asia. . 515 

Show the varieties of chmate by comparing the tropical, arid, 
and arctic regions of Asia. Where is it hottest? Where 

coldest?. 515 

Describe the rainbow. To what is its formation due? Where 

must the observer stand in order to see a rainbow?. 562 

By what other names is the aurora ]3orealis known? Describe 

its appearance. Where is it visible? When most frequent? 688 
What deceptive appearance does mirage give to distant objects? 


Name localities in which it is a common occurrence. 544 

Arrange in order of size the following continents: Africa, North 

America, South America, Asia, Europe, Oceania.. 852 

How much of the world’s surface does .the Pacific ocean cover?. . 552 


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Through whom did Europe first learn of the Pacific? What 
European first saw it? Who first sailed upon it? Who 

takes first rank as an explorer of the Pacific?.552, 422 

Give the area and the boundaries of the Atlantic ocean. Where 

do the trade winds blow?. 516 

Describe the Gulf Stream. To what is it due? What effect 

has it on the climate of lands along its course?. 536 

State five facts concerning the Indian ocean. 538 

What is the southern boundary of the Arctic ocean?. 514 

What countries are separated by Bering strait? What waters 

does it connect? For whom was Bering strait named?. 518 

Give the names of the first five explorers who attempted to reach 

the north pole. Mention three of the 19th centm-y. 514 

How far north did Nansen go? Give some facts about him. 

What latitude was reached by Abruzzi? For- what other 

explorations is he celebrated?.514, 469, 393 

By whom and when was the north pole reached? Give a short 

biography of Robert E. Peary.514,475 

Mention five facts concerning 20th century Antarctic explora¬ 
tions. By whom was the south pole first reached? In 

what ship did he make the voyage?.509, 397 

Give an account of the Antarctic expedition of Captain Robert 

Scott. On what date did he reach the pole?. 509 


NORTH AMERICA 


What is the area of North America? Compare the areas of 

Canada, the United States and Mexico. 852, 604 

Where is the Rocky mountain system?. 565 

Name the highest Rocky mountain peak in the United States. 

The two highest in Canada. The highest in Mexico. In 

Alaska. Which is the highest in North America? . 547 

Name three principal river systems of Canada. 522 

How large a portion of the United States is drained by the Mis¬ 
sissippi river? How long is it? What is its chief 

tributary? State the area of its delta.. 544 

In what state does the Missouri rise? How far is the Missouri 
navigable? Give the total length of the Missouri and the 

Mississippi. ! .544-545 

Explain the meaning of the word Mississippi. From what did 

the Missouri river derive its name?. 829 


What is the name of the St. Lawrence river at its source? What 

lakes does it drain. State its width. Its length.570, 565 

Mention three Canadian tributaries of the St. Lawrence river.. . . 570 


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Describe Lake Superior. How much higher than the Atlantic 
ocean is it? By what river and falls does Lake Superior 

flow into Lakes Huron and Michigan?.573 

How long is St. Mary’s river? Where and what is Sault Ste. 

Marie? How do steamers pass these falls?.573, 839 

How many islands does Lake Huron contain? How many feet 

above ocean level is Lake Michigan? Lake Huron?... 537, 543, 539 
Between what countries does Lake Erie lie? Compare the 

surface level of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.530, 539 

Give a brief description of Niagara river and Niagara falls. 549 

Why was Lake Erie so named? Lake^ Ontario? What is the 

meaning of the word Niagara?...'..814-832 

Between what two countries does Lake Ontario form part of the 

boundary? Name five ports..550-551 

How do vessels pass from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario?. 654 

Which of the Great Lakes is wholly within the United States? 

' Which is the largest? The smallest? The deepest?... 543, 539 
Why was the Yukon river so named? Compare it with the 

Mississippi in regard to length.. . ..581, 565 

Into what ocean does the Columbia river empty? How far is it 

navigable? For what is it famous?. 526 

How many states compose the United States of America? Name 

the capital of the United States. The metropolis.... 624, 605, 549 
What is the travel distance from Portland, Maine, to San Fran¬ 
cisco? From New Orleans to Minneapolis?. 863 

Name the territories and the insular possessions of the United 

States. Describe the Virgin Islands.624-625, 577 

What state in the Union has the largest area? The greatest 

population?.624-625 

What two rivers unite to form the Ohio? How long is it? To 
what city is it navigable? Between what states does it form 

a boundary line?. 550 

What is the capital of the state in which you Hve? The area? 

State the origin and the meaning of its name.626-631, 624 

Give the area of New York state. Is Pennsylvania larger or 

smaller than New York?... 624 

For what is the city of New York especially noted? How does it 

rank in size with the other cities of the world? In commerce? 549 
What boroughs compose Greater New York? Mention at least 

six points of interest in the city of New York. 549 

Describe the Brooklyn bridge. When was it built? Give some 

facts about the statue of Liberty in New York harbor.779, 539 
Where is Hell Gate? Why was it so named?. 536 


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Locate the Palisades and briefly describe them. What are the 

highlands of the Hudson?.833, 820 

Where is the world’s greatest railway terminal? Describe it. 533 

What is Wall street? How long is Broadway, New York city? 

Describe Central park, New York city.846, 549, 806 

Between what two cities does the Erie canal extend? What is 

its length? What is meant by the term barge canal?. 530 

Where is Buffalo? What fort is located at Buffalo? What 

are Buffalo’s principal industries?. 521 

Where is Chautauqua lake?.. 807 

Locate Pittsburg. Name its most important buildings. Its 

two chief industries. Why is it called the iron city?. 558 

How far from New York is Philadelphia?.556-557 

State some facts about Fairmount park, Philadelphia. About 
Independence hall. Describe the city hall. How does 

Philadelphia rank as a manufacturing city?.556-557 

Describe briefly the city of Boston. What are some of the 

most important points of interest in the city?. 519 

Mention some statues and monuments of historic interest in 

Boston. Describe Faneuil hall. Locate Beacon Hill. . .519, 531, 802 
How far from Boston was the battle of Lexington fought? Where 

is Bunker Hill monument?.127, 519 

What is the most valuable agricultural product of New York 

state? Massachusetts? Pennsylvania?.648-649 

Describe the site of Washington. For what purpose was it 

laid out? Name the principal street.578, 834 

Give a brief description of the capitol at Washington. 578 

Mention seven important government buildings in Washington. 

Ten noted monuments.578-579 

Where is the Washington monument located? For what pur¬ 
pose was it erected? State its dimensions. 579 

How does Baltimore rank as a manufacturing and commercial city? 517 

Where and what is Hampton Roads? Why is it famous?. 818 

Give the origin of the following names: Atlanta, Key West, 

Mount Vernon, Wheeling, Wilkesbarre..800-847 

Why is Cleveland called the forest city? How does it rank 

with other cities of Ohio in regard to population?. 526 

For what is Indianapolis noted?. 538 

Locate Chicago. State the area of its public parks. Mention 

its principal industries. 524 

What city of the United States ranks^rst in commerce? Second?. 549, 524 
Name the principal public buildings and points of interest in 

Detroit. By whom was it founded?.529, 133 


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Compare the population of Buffalo, Cleveland, and Detroit. 

Show the percentage of increase between 1900 and 1910.. 582 


How does St. Louis rank as a manufacturing city? As a 

commercial city? Name some points of interest.570-571 

In what manufacture does ^linneapohs lead all other cities?.. .544 
Name the most important farm product of each of these states: 

Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota.648-649 

Give the p)opular names of the following states: Massachusetts, * 
New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York. .850-851 
From what did Buffalo get its name? How did the names 

of Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Detroit ori^nate?.804-811 

Locate and describe the Mammoth cave... 541 

Into what quarters is New Orleans divided? How is it protected 

from the waters of the ^lississippi?.548-549 

What state is known as the Hoosier state? The blue-grass 
state? The buckeye state? The lone star state? The 

panhandle state?.850-851 

Where is the garden of the gods? Why is it so named?. 816 

Locate Denver. What is its altitude? Its climate?. 529 


WTiere is Pike’s peak? For whom was it named? Give its 

height. How is the summit reached?.557-558 

MTiere is the Grand canyon? Give four facts about it.. 533 

Describe Yellowstone park. By whom is it owned?.o80-581, 555 

Locate and give history of Salt Lake City. Mention its chief 

features. ' .. 

WTiat is the most valuable product of Nevada? Colorado? Cali- 

fomia? Name the chief copper producing states.648-649, 658 


Give the location, commercial importance, and industries of 

Seattle. Describe its shipping facilities. 569 

WTiere is Spokane situated? Of what is it the center?. 570 

Describe the situation of Portland, Oregon. 559 

WTiere is the Yosemite valley? Give a brief description of it.. .581, 555 
State some facts of interest about San Francisco, mentioning its 

commercial rank, its harbor, its streets, its parks. 568 

State the travel distance from San Francisco to Chicago. To 

New York. To Washington. 8b3 

WTiere is Los Angeles? Name its seaport. 540 

How is Oakland connected with San Francisco? Of what rail- 

^ roads is it the western terminus?. 550 

Name in order of size the ten largest cities in the United States. 582 


What city in the United States is frequently referred to as Gotham? 

The city of the golden gate? The city of spindles? The 
monumental city? The crescent city?....817, 783 


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Which of the United States leads in the production of corn? 

Spring wheat? Hay? Potatoes? Wool?.648-649 

What is the travel distance from New York to Chicago? To 

St. Louis? To Denver?.. 863 

Name four of the largest canals in the United States, and men¬ 
tion the cities connected by them. 653 

Mention two states in which oranges are extensively grown. 

Which state excels in the production of rice?.754,648 

Name the metropolis of each of the following states: New 

York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri.624-625 

Name five of the leading cotton producing states and three of 

the leading gold and silver producing states.. .648-649 

Mention three states in which coal is mined. Four in which 

abundant supplies of petroleum are found.655-656, 757 

Where is the present center of population of the United States? 

How far west has it moved in the past fifty years?.. . .781-782 
Give the boundaries of Alaska. Its capital. The principal 

industry. Tell something of the mining industries. 508 

Locate Mt. McKinley. How does the height of Mt. McKinley 

compare with other mountains of the United States?. . . 547 

Mention the provinces of the Dominion of Canada. The capital. 

The metropolis.521, 605, 546 

What river divides Canada into eastern and western regions?. 521 

How does the chmate of eastern Canada compare with that of 

Europe? With that of southwestern Canada?. 522 

Mention four mineral products of Canada. 522 

Where does the Ottawa river rise? Into what does it empty? 

Between what provinces does it form the boundary?. 551 

Locate Montreal. Describe the city. Why was it so named?. . 546, 830 

Describe the Victoria bridge. State its length. 522, 546, 778-780 

Give a short sketch of Ottawa—its location, important buildings, 

chief commercial enterprise. 551 

What is the meaning of the name Toronto? Of what province 

is Toronto the capital?.844, 575 

For what is Quebec especially noted? Why is it often called the 

Gibraltar of America?. 562 

Of what Canadian province is Halifax the capital? For what 
is its harbor noted? What government station is maintained 

at Halifax?. 536 

Name the terminals of the Canadian Pacific railroad. 522 

In what country is the Klondike gold region? What city is the 

business center of the Klondike?. 522 

In what part of Canada was gold discovered in 1910?. 748 


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Name the greatest grain and timber market in America. The 

greatest lumber market in the world.524, 521 

Of what three natural divisions does Mexico consist? State its 
extreme length and breadth. Mention its two highest 

mountains. 543 

Give the area and population of Mexico. How many states does 
it contain? How many territories? Name the six most 

populous states. 543 

Explain the signification of the following names: Costa Rica, 

Guatemala, Honduras.810-820 

Give a brief description of the isthmus of Panama. How high 

is Culebra pass?. 553 

Describe the republic of Panama. Give its dimensions. Its 

capital. Upon what foundation is the city built?.553, 552 

Describe the climate of Panama. Mention its staple crop. What 

is the character of the interior forests?. 553 

What are the mineral resources of Panama? What is its chief export? 553 

What is the Canal Zone? By whom is it controlled?. 553 

Give size and cost of the Panama canal. How much does it shorten 

the sea route from New York to San Francisco?. 553 

Locate Porto Rico. Mention the capital. The metropolis. 

Describe the people. What are the exports?.559-560 

State the area of Cuba. Name its capital. Its chief export. 

A metal found in large quantities.527-528, 605 

What portion of Cuba is mountainous? Tell something of the 

climate of Cuba. The vegetation. The animal fife.527-528 

What is the meaning of the name Havana? Describe the city 

and the harbor. Name the principal manufacture. 536 

Where is Mt. Pelee? Describe the volcanic eruption of 1902.. . . 556 

What are national parks? National monuments? Name and 

locate ten of each. 555 

SOUTH AMERICA 

Compare the area of South America with that of North America. 852 
Give a brief description of the Andes mountains. For what 

are they celebrated?. 509 

Name three South American volcanoes. The highest mountain 

on the American continent.577, 547 

Give a concise account of the Amazon river. How long is it? 

How wide at its mouth? What is the area drained by it?. . 509 

In what country and in what mountains does the Orinoco rise? 

What length of coast line is intersected by its mouths?. 551 

Where is the La Plata river? Give some interesting facts about 

its waters. Name two cities on its banks. 564 


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What portion of South America is occupied by Brazil? Compare 

the area of Brazil with that of Europe.520, 604, 852 

Mention two facts concerning the rivers and forests of Brazil. .. 

What are the valuable woods? The chief minerals?. 520 

Describe Rio de Janeiro. 564 

State the length, breadth, and area of Argentina. Mention the 
four chief natural divisions of its surface. Name its highest 

mountain. Give its principal exports. 515 

Where is Buenos A 5 a*es? How does the city secure telegraphic 

communication with North America?.520-521 

Locate Chile. State its width. What is the chmate? Give its 

chief source of wealth. What metal is abundant?. 525 

Name the capital of Chile. Two other cities. 525 

In what country is Mt. Cotopaxi? For what is it noted?. 527 

From what South American country do most of the diamonds 

of commerce come? Much of the platinum?.520, 526 

Compare the wool product of South America with that of the 
United States. Of Canada. Name two grains produced in 

large quantities in South America.’. 680 

What is the origin or the meaning of the following: Argentina, 

Brazil, Cape Horn, Chile, Patagonia, Peru?.800-834 

EUROPE! 

For what three features is the continent of Europe noteworthy?.. 531 

Describe the chmate of Europe. Name its chief mountain 

systems. What are its principal rivers?. 531 

What grand division is separated from Europe by the Caspian sea? 

By the Mediterranean? By the Caucasus mountains?.... 523, 543 
What boundary is partly formed by the Ural mountains? What 

minerals and precious stone s are found in the Urals?. 576 

Why is the Caspian sea noted? Why is navigation perilous?. 523 

Locate the Dardanelles. How wide is it?. 528 

Where are the Alps? Between what seas do they form a water¬ 
shed?.*.. 508 

Name four passes of the Alps. Tell something of the Simplon 

pass. Name three lesser peaks of the Alps..508-509 

Describe Mont Blanc. The Matterhorn.545, 542 

Define glacier. What are moraines? Name the largest glacier 

in the world. The largest in Europe. 533 

Give a brief description of the river Rhine. 563 

In what forest does the Danube rise? Describe this river. 528 

What countries are separated by the Enghsh channel?. 530 


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State the name applied to the United Kingdom, with its colonies 
and dependencies. What countries compose the United 


Kingdom? Name its capital...534-535, 605 

What are the boundaries of England? State its area. Tell 

something of the river Thames..530, 574 

Describe the climate of England. Mention six cities. 530 

Briefly describe London. What is its rank?. 540 


Describe St. Paul’s cathedral. Give a brief account of West¬ 
minster abbey. What is the “poets’ corner”? For what is 

Westminster hall chiefly remarkable?.571, 579-580, 835 

For what is each of these streets of London noted: Cheapside, 
Maiden Lane, Mincing Lane, Paternoster Row, Piccadilly, 
Regent street. Rotten Row, Scotland Yard, Whitechapel?. .807-846 
Where and what is Great Tom? Grosvenor square? Hyde park? 

Mayfair? Pall MaU? Trafalgar square?.817-844 

State three facts about the commerce of Liverpool and its ship¬ 
ping facilities. 540 

Give a brief description of Wales. Tell something of the people. 

Of the valuable minerals. Mention three manufactures. 577 

Why are few points in Scotland more than forty miles from 

the sea? How many islands does Scotland possess?... .568-569 
Name four chief cities of Scotland. Which is the capital?... .569, 529 
Describe the situation of Edinburgh. Why is it called the modem 

Athens? Mention three points of interest in the city.. 529-530 

For what is Glasgow celebrated?.. 533 

Describe the surface of Ireland. The climate. Why is Ireland 
called the emerald isle? Why has the country few manu¬ 
factures?. 538 

Where and what is the Giant’s causeway?. 533 

On what land is Dublin built? Describe the city. 529 

What are the boundaries of France? What great commercial ' 
advantages does France possess because of its position?... 
Compare the climate of France with that of other countries of 

Europe. What product is a principal source of wealth?- 

Name the chief minerals of France. The principal manufactures. 

For what is Sevrqs noted? St. Gobain? Amiens?.531-532 

Name the great commercial cities of France. The finest ports.. 532 

Describe Paris—its situation, quays, fortifications, streets, 

boulevards, triumphal arches, principal public square. . 554, 800 
What is the Champs Elysees? The Bois de Boulogne? The 

Bois de Vincennes?..806, 803, 554 

Briefly describe the cathedral of Notre Dame. What is the 

Pantheon at Paris? The Louvre?.554-555, 826 


531 


531 


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How high is the Eiffel tower? By whom was it designed?.530, 430 

Give some facts about Cherbourg, Marseilles, Rheims. For 

what production is the vicinity of Rheims noted?.524-563 

Why are the passes of the Pyrenees dangerous?. 562 

Give the boundaries of Spain. Describe the interior. .. 570 


To what country does Gibraltar belong? Where is it? Compare 

it with other fortresses. Describe the strait of Gibraltar.533, 816 
Name some of the principal minerals found in Spain. What 
portion of Spain is covered by forests? Name some remark¬ 
able trees. Mention five fruits grown in Spain. 570 

Compare Madrid with other European cities. Describe the city— 

its gates, principal street, greatest building, royal museum. . 541 

Name the most important manufacturing city in Spain. 518 

For what is the harbor of Lisbon distinguished? Why has 

Lisbon no very old buildings?.540 

Name the capital of France. Of Spain.\Of Portugal..604-605 

Give the origin of the following names: Bordeaux, Havre, 

Lisbon, Madrid, Portugal, Spain.803-842 

Of how many provinces is Belgium composed?" Mention an 

important fact concerning the farmers of Belgium. 518 

To whom is much of the coal of Belgium sold? Name three v 

manufactures of Belgium. Where is each made?. 518 

How is Brussels often described? Name some noted buildings.. . 520 

For what is the cathedral at Antwerp celebrated?. 510 

Locate the Netherlands, or Holland. Mention six possessions of 

Holland. 548 

Describe the surface of Holland. How far below sea-level are 

the lowest parts? For what two purposes are dikes used?. .. 548 

On what foundation is Amsterdam built? Describe its mode of 

defense. For what expert workmen is Amsterdam famous? 509 
Describe Rotterdam. For what is the Hague celebrated?.... 567, 536 
N-ame the capital of Belgium. Of the Netherlands. Compare 

the areas of the two countries..604-605 

What is the chief commercial city of the Netherlands? The 

chief port? Mention the chief port of Belgium.509, 567, 510 

What is the Allee Verte? The Binnenhof?.798,803 

Name four countries bordering on the Baltic sea. 517 

Of how many states is the German empire composed? Name five. 532 
Describe the surface of Germany. Where is the Black forest?... 532 

Name two mountain ranges of Germany. Five rivers. Tell how 

far south the Rhine freezes. 532 

In what agricultural products does Germany excel? Name 

five principal seaports. Five commercial cities.532, 680 


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Of what empire-is Prussia the principal state? Name three 

important cities. 561 

Why is Berhn an important city? How does it rank with other 

cities of Europe? What is “Unter den Linden”?.518,845 

Teh something about the cathedral at Cologne. 526 

Give three reasons for the importance of Hamburg. 536 

Describe Munich. Name its principal industries.547-548 

What is the most famous institution m Dresden?. 529 

By whom was each of the foliomng cities founded: Cologne, 

Hamburg, Munich?.526-548, 830 

Where is Oberanunergau? For what is it celebrated?. 550 

For what is Aix-la-Chapelle noted?. 798 

Describe Denmark. Name four island possessions. Four seaports. 

How is internal communication carried on?.528-529 

Trace the history of the name Copenhagen.809-810 

Give the boimdaries of Austria-Himgary. Its capital.517, 605 

Tell something of the races and languages in Austria-Hungary.. . 517 

Locate and briefly describe Vienna. For what is it noted?. 577 

Of what country is Budapest the capital? Contrast Buda and 

Pest as to position and character. 520 

Compare Prague with Budapest. How did the name Prague 

originate?.560, 520, 836 

Where is Carlsbad? For what is it noted? Ischl?.523,822 

In the basin of what river does Rmnania he? Describe the 

chmate. What is the chief occupation of the people?. 567 

Describe the surface of Switzerland. Are its rivers navigable? 

Name five lakes.573-574 

Why is Lake Lucerne so named? What is the Hon of Lucerne? 

MTiere is St. Bernard pass? Chillon?.808-838 

Describe the shape of Italy and its climate. Name its boundaries. 

Which pro™ce is called the garden of Italy?. 538 

What range of mountains intersects Italy? Describe Mt. Vesu¬ 
vius. What cities have been destroyed by its eruptions?.. 538, 576 

Give a brief description of the river Po. Of the Tiber.558, 574 

Where is Lake Maggiore? What island in it is renowned for its 

beauty?. 541 

Describe Rome, mentioning the city gates, the finest streets, the 

palaces and villas, the Vatican.565-567, 576 

Compare St. Peter’s cathedral with other churches.571-572 

By what name is the Pantheon now known? Describe it briefly. 

To what fact is the preservation of the Pantheon due?.. 566, 554 
What cities does the Appian way connect? VTiere are the 

most celebrated catacombs found?.800, 781 


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What is the Corso? The Porta Maggiore? The Quirinal? 

Capitoline hill?.805-837 

For what is the city of Naples noted? What does its name mean? 

Where and what is Miseno?.548, 830, 544 

Why are Capri and Pompeii interesting? Carrara?.... 523, 558, 806 

Give a brief description of Milan.543-544 

Describe the situation of Genoa. Why is its architecture celebrated? 532 
In what respects does Florence excel most other cities of Europe? 

Give an account of the Ponte Vecchio.531, 835 

Upon what foundation is Venice built? Tell something of the 

palace of the doges. Locate the bridge of sighs. 576 

What is a campanile? Give the history of the campanile of St. 

Mark. Of the basilica of St. Mark.576, 521, 828 

Locate Pisa. How old is the city? Describe the leaning tower.558, 521 

What is the Riviera?. 565 

By what strait is Sicily separated from Italy? When was this 

region devastated by an earthquake?..538, 788 

Describe Mt. Etna, mentioning its height, its circumference, 

the life upon its slopes, and its most disastrous eruptions. . 530 

Describe the coast of Norway. What mountains separate Norway 

from Sweden? Name the plants of the mountain districts. . 550 

Describe the surface of Norway. Name the chief industries of 

the Norwegian people. Mention three cities of Norway. . . 550 

Into what three regions is Sweden divided? Describe the surface. 

The climate. The domestic animals. 573 

What portion of Sweden is cultivated? With what countries 

does Sweden carry on most of its trade?. 573 

Describe Stockholm. Of what does its commerce consist?. 571 

Give the area of Russia. Describe the climate, the soil, and the 

surface of European Russia.567-568 

Locate the Valdai hills. Where does the Volga river rise?.. . .568, 577 
From what mountains does Russia secure most of her minerals? 

In what part of Russia are there extensive petroleum wells? 568 
How does Russia rank with other countries in extent, power, 
and population? With what countries is most of the com¬ 
merce carried on?.567-568 

Mention five of the largest cities of Russia. Which are the capitals 

of Russia?. 567-568 

Describe Petrograd—the river, the quay, the bridges, the fortress. 

At what times is the city inundated?. 572 

Name five public buildings of Petrograd. Tell something of St. 
Isaac’s cathedral. Nevskii Prospekt? Tsarskoe Selo? 
Cronstadt?.572, 831-844, 527 


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How far from Petrograd is Moscow? What part of Moscow does 

the Kremlin occupy? Describe the great bell.547, 824, 777 

Where is Warsaw? How is it connected with Praga?.577-578 

Of what is Turkey in Europe composed? Describe the surface. 

What is the climate?.575-576 

Name some attractions of Constantinople. Give its Turkish name. 

Of what are the houses built? Name two great buildings. 

What is the golden gate? The subhme porte?.526, 817, 842 

Mention three divisions of Greece. Describe the shores and the 

surface. Mention six plants cultivated there. 536 

Mention the remains of ancient buildings in Athens..515-516 

Name the capitals of Greece, Turkey, Norway, and Sweden.. . .604-605 
What city is the greatest commercial port on the continent of 
Europe? What European country exports large quantities 

of vegetable seeds?.536, 548 

Name the longest river in Europe. The highest mountain.564, 547 


ASIA 

Give the location and dimensions of Asia. What proportion of 

the land surface of the globe does it occupy?. 515 

State the total population of Asia. What proportion of the 

earth’s inhabitants does it include?.. 515 

Name ten great rivers of Asia. Which is longest? What four 
world rivers exceed all those of Asia? Name the chief Asian 

fresh-water lakes... ■... , .515, 564-565 

Where are the Himalaya mountains? How high upon the 
Himalayas is vegetation found? The highest human habi¬ 
tation? Name three important peaks.536-537 

Give the area of Siberia. Of what commercial value are the 

river systems? What is the soil of southern Siberia?.567-568 

Omitting Arabia, of what does Turkey in Asia mainly consist?. . 576 

Give a brief description of the Euphrates river. What is the 

origin of its name? Why is the Tigris so called?.531, 814, 844 

Where is Palestine? To what empire does it now belong? Name 

the principal cities of Palestine. Describe Jerusalem.552, 539 

Where is the Dead sea? Are its waters salt or fresh? Give the 

level of its surface. What noted river empties into it? . . .528, 539 
Where is Mount Carmel? What does its name mean? Locate 

the land of Canaan.523, 805 

For what is Mecca celebrated? Give facts about Medina.542-543 

With what countries and in what way is most of the commerce 

of Persia carried on? Name a most important staple. 556 

Give the boundaries of India. Name five cities. 537 


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What are the Hindu beliefs in regard to the Ganges?. 532 

For what is Calcutta chiefly noted? How does it compare with 

capitals of Europe?. 521 

Give a short description of Rangoon. 562 

Give a brief description of the Taj Mahal. In what country 
is it? By whom was it built? Tell something of Shah 

Jehan.574, 843, 487 

Where and what is Mandalay? The Punjab? Golconda? Give 

the origin of Bombay, Calcutta, and Ganges.803-836 

Locate Ceylon. To what country does it belong? Name five 

native animals. Five food plants. 524 

Of what kingdom is Bangkok the capital? Describe the walls 
of Bangkok. The native houses. How is the internal 

traffic of the city carried on?.517-518 

What is Singapore? Give the meaning of the name. 841 

How does the area of China compare with that of the whole of 
Asia? What are the four divisions of the Chinese republic? 

State its':^population. .. 525 

Give the location of the Yellow sea, and tell why it is so named. . 580 

Give the boundaries of China proper. Name the four principal 

rivers. Describe the Yang-tse-kiang.525,580 

Where is the great wall of China? The grand canal?.817,525 

What is the climate of China? What are the principal agricultural 

products? The principal manufactures?. 525 

How is trade carried on by China with Russia? With Europe 

and America?. 525 

Where and what is Port Arthur?. 559 

Name five cities of China. Designate the capital.. 525 

Describe the construction of Peking. What is its population?. 555-556 
By what two classes is Canton inhabited? How are they 

separated? Give some facts about the streets. 522 

What are the characteristic features of Shanghai? Why is it 

an important city?. 569 

Where and what is Hong-Kong? For what is it notable?. 537 

Name the four principal islands of Japan. What name have 

the Japanese given to their empire?. 539 

Give the dimensions of Nippon. Describe the coasts, the surface, 
and the climate of Japan. Why is the plant fife varied? 

Name some products of the north. The south. 539 

What agricultural product is the chief food article of Japan? 

Of what is Japanese paper made?. 539 

Name five principal cities of Japan. Describe Tokyo. What 

is the Asakasa pagoda?.539, 575, 800 


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Where is Osaka? Tell something of the castle of Osaka. 551 

Describe Yokohama. Name the principal exports and imports. 581 
What can you say of the volcanic and earthquake destruction 

of the cities of Japan? What and where is Fuji-yama?.. . 539, 816 

AFRICA 

At what point is the distance between Europe and Africa least? 

How is Africa united to Asia?. 507 

Why is the Red sea remarkable? Give origin of its name.... 563, 837 

By what sea is the northern coast of Africa washed?. 507 

Name in order of size the four great rivers of Africa.564-565, 581 

Briefly describe the Nile. What is its total length?.549-550, 831 

Where is the Zambezi river? State the area of its basin. Where 
are the Victoria falls? What American waterfall is rivaled 

by the Victoria falls?.847, 581 

Locate Lake Victoria Nyanza. Albert Nyanza.576-577 

Describe the' vegetation of Africa. Name two animals peculiar 

to Africa. Give an account of the races found in Africa. .. 507 

Name two independent governments existing in Africa. By 

what European countries is most of Africa dominated?.. 507-508 

What are some of the exports of Africa?. 508 

Where is Morocco? How does the climate east of the Atlas 

mountains differ from that on the west?. 546 

Of what country is Algiers the capital? Why is it called the 

silver city? At what season is it a resort for English people? 508 
Name three physical divisions of .Eg 3 qDt. Which is chiefly 

cultivated? Give a reason for the fertility of the delta.,.. 530 

Describe the climate of Egypt. Mention three native trees. 

Three mineral deposits. 530 

Where is Cairo? State the nationalities of its residents. 521 

Where are the pyramids? Describe them. By whom and for 

what purpose were they built? Where is Ghizeh?.561, 521 

Describe the Suez canal. What waters does it connect? Name 

its terminal cities. 573 

How much is the voyage from Europe to India shortened by the 

Suez canal? Is the canal closed in time of war?. 573 

Of what two provinces is southern Rhodesia composed? What 
territory is included in northern Rhodesia? For whom is 
Rhodesia named? What is the area of the gold fields?.... 563-564 
What provinces form the Union of -South Africa? In general, 

what is the surface of the region? Its climate?. 570 

Locate the province of Cape of Good Hope. What is its most 

valuable mineral? Name the chief exports. 522 


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Where are the gold coast, Pompey^s pillar, the pillars of Hercules? 

For whom were Pietermaritzburg and Pretoria named?.817-836 

GENERAL QUESTIONS 

When it is 12 o’clock noon according to eastern time in the 
United States, what time is it according to central time? 

Mountain time? Pacific time?. 850 

When it is 12 o’clock noon according to eastern time in the 
United States, what time is it at London? At Berlin? 

At St. Petersburg?. 850 

Name the five longest rivers in the world, and arrange them in 

the order of their size.564-565 

What is the travel distance by steamer from San Francisco to 

Manila? New York to Suez? Montreal to Liverpool?., .864-865 

Name in order of size the ten largest cities in the world.r.. , 582 

What places were destroyed by the three most disastrous earth¬ 
quakes of the 18th century? Name five of the most destruc¬ 
tive earthquakes of the 19th century. One of the 20 th.. .786-788 
Where is silver most abundant? Compare the silver mines of 

America with those of Europe and Asia. 765 

How many miles would one travel by steamship in going from 
Liverpool to Cape Town? Boston to Bermuda? New York 

to Havre?. 864-865 

What country produces more wool than any other country in 

the world? Potatoeg? Beet sugar? Corn? Rice?. 680 

Compare the production of rye in the United States with that 

of Russia. 680 

How does the production of wheat in the United States compare 

with that of Russia? British India? France? Canada?. .. 680 

Name the five largest lakes in the world. Which of the great lakes of 

the world is the highest above sea-level? Which is the deepest? 539 
State the travel distance by steamship from San Francisco to 
Honolulu. New York to Liverpool. London to Mel¬ 
bourne. New York to Rio de Janeiro.864-865 

Which is the longest ship canal in the world? In Europe?. 654 

Name the largest island in the world. The highest mountain. 

The longest river.516, 547, 564 

What is the travel distance from Quebec to Vancouver? Toronto 
, to Muskoka? Boston to Halifax? Montreal to Winnipeg?.. 866 

^ Name the highest volcano in the world. Mention three volcanoes 
of South America. Three of North America. Where is Mauna 
Loa? Teneriffe? Stromboli?' Elburz? Kilima-Njaro? 
Kilauea?. 577 


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GOVERNMENT—General 


WTiat country governs the largest number of people? Which 

controls the greatest area?.604-605 

Give the titles of the rulers of the United IGngdom, France, Egypt, 

Persia, Turkey, China. 605 

In whom is the executive power of the British empire vested? 

What body exercises complete legislative power?. 590 

Name the two houses of the British parliament. How long does a 

parhament last? How often do its members meet?. 590 

How do the members of the British house of lords acquire their 

office? How many members are there?. 590 

How many members constitute the British house of commons? 

How are they chosen?. 590 

State some changes made in the British constitution in 1911... 590 

Of what officers does the cabinet of Great Britain consist?. 590 

Outline the local government of Scotland. 622 

Give the title and the duties of the chief executive of Ireland.... 606 

•Name three classes of colonies belonging to the British empft-e. 

Explain how their forms of government differ. 590 

Mention a British crown colony in Asia. In Africa. In Europe.. 534 

Name two British possessions which have representative govern¬ 
ment. Two having responsible government. 534 

How is Gibraltar governed? The Bermudas? New Zealand? 

Zanzibar?...534, 590, 614, 642 

Name the chief executive of Canada.534, 591 

Name the houses of the Canadian parliament. What are the 

salaries of the members?. 591 

Give three quahfications required of the Canadian senator. What 

is his term of office?. 591 

By whom is the governor-general of Canada appointed? State 

his term of office and salary. The premier’s salary.591-592 

Name the heads of departments by whom the governor-general 

of Canada is assisted.591-592 

Outhne the local government throughout the Dominion of Canada. 

Od what models are the courts based?. 592 

Which British cabinet officer has charge of the administration 
of the affairs of India? How long does the .viceroy hold 

office? What salary does he receive?. 606 

Give in full the official title of the ruler of the British 

empire. 590 


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What important positions under the British government have 
been held by the following: Sir Robert Peel, Disraeh, Glad¬ 
stone, Marquis of Salisbury, Earl of Rosebery, A. J. Balfour, 

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, H. H. Asquith?...400-485 

For what service in the government of (jreat Britain is John 
Morley noted? Joseph Chamberlain? James Bryce? David 

Lloyd-George? Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice?.412-490 

With what country is the name of Edmund Burke associated? 

Daniel O’Connell? John Dillon?.413-472 

Upon what decree is the constitution of the German empire 
based? What are the prerogatives of the German emperor? 

By whom may government officials be dismissed?. 602 

Name the two legislative bodies of Germany. Of how many 

members does each consist?. 602 

How was Wilhelm I chosen emperor of Germany? Give date. 602 
Name the imperial secretaries through whom the government 


of the German empire is administered.602-603 

Describe the government of Austria-Hungary. In what matters 
are the governments of Austria and Hungary separately 

conducted? In what matters united?. 589 

Where do the lawmaking bodies of Austria-Hungary meet?. 589 ■ 

What kind of monarchy existed in Russia previous to 1917? 

What form of government was first substituted for it?. ... 621 

When was the Russian duma created? State the term of office 

and the salary of the members. 621 

Compare the Russian council of the empire with the duma. Could 

either body pass a measure rejected by the emperor?. 621 

What was the ruling senate, of Russia? The holy synod?. 622 

What was an avowed object of the revolution of 1917?. 622 

Name the divisions of the legislature of France. Wno elects the 

president of France? What is his salary?... . 602 

State the number of members in the senate of Italy. How long 
do they serve? What power has the king over the chamber 
of deputies? What compensation do legislators receive?.... 607 

Describe the body known in Spain as the cortes. In what year 

did Spain make military service compulsory?.. 623 

What form of government does Portugal now have? How 

often may the constitution be revised?. 617 

Why is Belgium called a neutral power? How is failure to vote 

treated? How many votes may one person cast?. 589 

State the property qualification for membership in the upper 

house of the states general of the Netherlands.. 612 

What form of government was proclaimed for Bulgaria in 1908? 590 

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What is the Norwegian storthing? How may the king’s veto 

be overridden?... 615 

In what matters has the king of Sweden legislative power? 

Who may impose taxes?. (332 

Give an outline of the manner in which Denmark is governed. 601 

By the constitution of 1864 who controlled the legislative power 

of Greece? What change was made in 1911?. 603 

Of how many cantons is Switzerland composed? What powers 
have the Swiss people under the “initiative”? What official 

serves as chief executive of Switzerland?. 632 

By what code are the powers of the sultan of Turkey restricted? 

What authority has the grand vizier?. 632 

What income must a senator have in Rumania? Describe the 

three classes of voters.620-621 

What form of government has Montenegro? Servia?.611, 622 

Where is Monaco? How is it governed?. 611 

Name the form of government in China. When was it established? 

What officers are included in the cabinet?. 593 

What , is the standard of currency in China? The German 

empire? Japan?. 604 

By what instrument are the powers of the ruler of Japan modified? 

How many legislative houses has Japan? Of whom is 

the house of peers composed?. 607 

What is the relation of Korea to Japan?. 599 

In what year was the first national council established m Persia? 

What powers has it?. 617 

How is Afghanistan divided politically? Describe the govern¬ 
ment of the provinces. Give the title of the ruler. 585 

Name some provisions of the treaty confirmed in 1905 between 

Afghanistan and Great Britain. 585 

Give the population of Siam. How is it governed? When 

does the legislative council meet?.. . .^.604, 623 

Name two European countries controlling more than half of 
Africa. By what country is Egypt governed? The Union 

of South Africa? Tripoli?.508 

How does the power of the ruler of Morocco differ from that of 
the sultan of Turkey? Name the ministers. When are 

they consulted?.611-612 

What form of government has Liberia? By whom is it peopled? 

After what is its constitution modeled?. 608 

Into how many states is Mexico divided? Of whom is the congress 
composed? Who may vote for legislators? How is a vacancy 
in the office of president to be filled?. 609 


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When was the republic of Panama constituted? For how long a 

/ term is the president elected?. 616 

Upon what conditions was the government of Cuba transferred 

from the United States to the Cuban people?. 599 

How many coaling stations does the United States maintain 

in Cuba? At what annual cost?... 599 

How is Hayti governed?. 603 

Where is Santo Domingo? What relation has its government 

to that of the United States?.. 601 

What form of government has Colombia? What provision is 

made for vacancy in the office of ruler?. 593 

Who may vote in Bolivia? In Chile? In Ecuador?.589-601 

How and on what date is the president of Chile elected?. 592 

What is the government of Brazil? How are the senators 

elected?...;.589-590 

For how long is the president of Argentina elected?. 585 

What are the qualifications for the office of president of Vene¬ 
zuela? Can he succeed himself?. 641 

How long has Peru been a repubhc? Give details of its governr 

ment. How many vice-presidents has it? State their salary. 617 
How many central American states are there? Name them. 

How are they governed?.604-605 

Of whom does the permanent court of arbitration at the Hague 

consist? What cases are referred to the Hague tribunal?.... 603 

State the size of the United States army on April 1, 1917. To 
about what number did it increase during the first year of the 
war against Germany? Of what three main divisions does 

the United States army cons ist?. 775 

Of how many officers and men does a regiment consist? A rifle 

company? A platoon? An infantry division?. 775 

State the number of national army cantonments established during 
the first year of the war with Germany. The number of 

national guard camps. 776 

How many men joined the United States navy during the first 
year of war with Germany? What remarkable naval appro¬ 
priations were made? Compare with earlier appropriations. 776 
Name the departments of the United States navy. Locate the 

navy yards and naval stations. 776 

What officer in the navy corresponds in rank to a general in the 

army? To a colonel? To a captain?.. 776 

For how long a term is the president of France elected? Of 

Argentina? Of Chile? Of Switzerland?.585-632 

Give the form of government of BoHvia, Japan, Persia.589-617 


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CIVICS 


On what is the government of the United States based?.... 
Name six objects of the constitution of the United States... 
How many amendments to the constitution have been made? 
What persons are citizens according to the 14th amendment? 

What is the 15th amendment?.597- 

By what name is the 16th amendment to the constitution known? 
Name three departments of the government of the United States. 

Of what does the legislative department consist?. 

How many senators are elected from each state? Of how many 


members is the United States senate composed?.633, 

By whom are United States senators elected? Which amendment 
to the constitution provides for their election?.633, 


State the term of office of a United States senator. His salary. Who 
is eligible to this office? Who acts as president of the senate? 
Who presides over the senate when it sits as a court of impeach¬ 
ment for the trial of the president of the United States?. . . 
What provision is made in the 14th amendment for the apportion¬ 
ment of representatives? How many members constitute 

the present house of representatives?.598, 

By whom and for howHong a term is a member of the house of 

representatives elected? Name three qualifications. 

State the powers of the house of representatives. Compare 

with the powers of the senate.634, 

What is the salary of a member of the house of representatives? 

Of the speaker?. 

What is the congress of the United States? What is the term 

of each congress? Name its general legislative powers. 

On what date does the regular annual session of congress begin? 

Who has the power of calHng special sessions?. 

Who is the chief executive of the United States?. 

How old must the candidate for president be? How long a 
resident of the United States? Mention a third qualification. 
When are state presidential electors chosen? To how many 

electors is each state entitled?.634, 

When and where do the state electors meet to vote for president? 

To whom must they submit certificates for their vote?.. 
When and by whom are the votes of the state electors counted? 
In case there is no choice by the state electors, by whom and 
how is the president of the United States then elected?... 


632 

594 

-599 

599 

633 

633 

624 

599 

633 

635 

633 

633 

633 

634 

634 

634 

633 

634 

633 

634 

634 

634 


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What is the term of office of the president? What is his salary? 634 

Name the powers and duties of the president. 634 

When do acts of congress become laws? How many days are 
allowed the president in which to sign or veto any act? Can 
an act become a law after being vetoed by the president?.. 635 

How is the vice-president of the United States elected? In case 
there is no choice by the state electors, by whom and how 

is the vice-president chosen?. 634 

In case of death' or removal from office of both president and 

vice-president, who would become president?.634-635 

Name the ten divisions of the executive department of the govern¬ 
ment. How are the cabinet officers chosen?. 635 

In what bodies is the judicial power of the United States vested? 633 
By whom are justices of the United States courts chosen? 

For how long a term?. 635 

Of how many members is the United States supreme court com¬ 
posed? State their salaries..... 635 

When does the supreme court convene? In what cases does it 

have original jurisdiction? Appellate jurisdiction?. 635 

Name the chief-justice and the associate judges who constitute 

the supreme court. Who was the first chief-justice?. 640 

Name five kinds of inferior courts of the United States. In 

what cases do these inferior courts have jurisdiction?.. .635-636 
When and for what purpose were the United States circuit courts 

of appeals organized? Of whom is each composed?. 635 

How many judicial districts of the United States district courts 

are there?. 635 

What is the jurisdiction of the court of claims? The court of 

customs appeals? The commerce court?. 636 

Outhne the duties of the secretary of state. Of the secretary 

of the treasury... 636 

What matters are in charge of the secretary of war? Name an 

■ institution under his supervision. 637 

Of what department is the attorney-general the head?.637-638 

In what year was the postmaster-general first considered a cabinet 

officer? State his duties.639, 638 

What matters are under the supervision of the department of 

the interior? When was this department created?. 638 

Explain the nature of the business under the supervision of the 

secretary of agriculture. Of commerce. Of labor.639-640 

Name the present cabinet officers.636-640 

When was the parcel post system provided for by congress? 

Who was postmaster-general at that time?.848, 639 


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What cabinet positions were held by the following: George 
Bancroft, Jefferson Davis, U. S, Grant, Carl Schurz, Daniel 
Webster? For what was each distinguished?, . . .636-639, 403-499 
Who is the present speaker of the house of representatives? 

How long was Joseph G. Cannon speaker?.640, 415 

Who is commander-in-chief of the army and the navy?. 634 

Name three men each of whom has on three occasions been a 
candidate for the presidency of the United States. State 

the political parties represented by them.618-620 

Which president received the largest popular vote? The largest 

electoral vote?.618-620 

Compare the popular vote of the following candidates for presi¬ 
dent in 1912: Woodrow Wilson, Wm. H. Taft, Theodore 
Roosevelt. For Woodrow^Wilson and Chas. E. Hughes in 1916. 620 
Name in order the three states having the largest number of 
electoral votes. How many has your state? What is its 

voting population?.626-631 

What is the voting population of the state of New York?.628-629 

Compare the voting population of California with that of Missouri. 

Of Florida with that of Georgia..626-629 

What previous residence is required in your state, county, 

town, and precinct in order to be eligible to vote?.626-631' 

What are the requirements as to citizenship of voters in your 

state? What persons are not allowed to vote in your state?. 626-631 

In which states have women full suffrage?.633, 626-627 

Mention two states in which the voter must be able to read.626-631 

Give the salary of your governor. His term of office.626-631 

The governor of which state receives the largest salary? Which 

has the shortest term of office?.626-631 

How many years immediately preceding the election must a 
candidate for governor of Massachusetts have resided in 

the state? .Of New York? Of North Carolina?.609,613-614 

Mention three states in which the governor is not eligible for 

election for the next succeeding term...610, 613, 616 

How often does the legislature of your state meet in regular 

session? What is the term of office of the members?.626-631 

Is there a limit to the length of the regular session of the legisla¬ 
ture in your state? If so, what?.626-631 

For how long a term are state senators elected in your state? 
Members of the lower house of the legislature? What sala¬ 
ries do they receive?..626-631 

By what name is the legislature of Colorado known? Louisiana? 

Massachusetts?.593, 608, 609 


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What is the age qualification for a member of the New York legis¬ 
lature? Of South Dakota?.:.614, 623 

tn what year did Oregon adopt the initiative and referendum? 

Explain what these terms mean. 616 

tn what year was the initiative and referendum adopted by 

Arkansas? By California?.: .585, 591 

State some changes made in the constitutions of the following 

states in 1912: Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Washington.612-642 

What pubHc officials are subject to recall in Arizona? Cali¬ 
fornia? Colorado?.. 585-593 

What officials are not subject to recall in Washington? Idaho?. . 642, 603 
In what respects is the constitution of Oklahoma notable?. . . 615 

How may the constitution of California be amended? Of Pennsyl¬ 
vania? Of Tennessee?.591,616,632 

By whom are the laws for the District of Columbia made? How 

do the officials obtain their offices?.. 601 

State one fact concerning suffrage in the District of Columbia. 630 
For how long a term and by whom are territorial governors 
appointed? How many delegates to congress has each 

territory? Do the delegates have the right to vote?. 633 

What city is the seat of government in Alaska?. 508 

Does Hawaii have a legislature?. 633 

Explain how a territory becomes a state. 633 

Do untaxed Indians have the right to vote?. . ..633, 626-631 

Who has authority to declare war? To grant pardons for offenses 

against the United States? To establish post offices?. 634 

Name three cabinet members who cannot succeed to the presi¬ 
dency in case of vacancy. Give the reason.634-635 

Where must a crime against the United States be tried?. 635 

By whom was the date of inauguration day fixed?.. 794 

What is the unit of local government in New England? In 

the South? In the western states?. 633 

For what is each of the following names well known: John 
Barrett, David J. Brewer, William Jennings Bryan, Joseph 
H. Choate, John Watson Foster, John Hay, Philander. C. 

Knox, Whitelaw Reid, Elihu Root, Andrew D. White?.. 403-501 
State one distinguishing fact about each of these: Augustus 
Octavius Bacon, Champ Clark, Henry Cabot Lodge, Sereno 
E. Payne, Thomas B. Reed, Oscar W. Underwood. .. .402-496 
Tell something of each of the following: Albert J. Beveridge, 
Joseph W. Folk, J. Frank Hanly, Charles E. Hughes, Hiram 
W. Johnson, Martin Augustine Knapp, Thomas R. Marshall, 
Benjamin R. TiUman..406-494 


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INDUSTRY—INVENTION—COMMERCE 

Name in order of the gross value of their products the three 

greatest industries of the United States.661-662 

Wliich industry of the United States has the most estabhshments? 

The greatest number of employees?.661-662 

Is iron found in a pure state? Name three iron ores.672, 673 

What is cast iron? Pig iron? Which of the United States pro¬ 
duces the most pig iron? Which country of the world?. 673 

Explain two processes of making steel from cast iron. When and 

by whom was each process invented?.673, 668, 670 

State the effect of the introduction of the Bessemer process upon 
the iron and steel trade. When was this process introducad 

into the United States by Andrew Carnegie?.406, 416 

Name the country producing the most steel. What is the value 

of •'he iron ^.nd steel exported by the United States?.673, 662 

Name the inventor of the open-hearth steel process. Of nickel 

steel..671, 672 

How does malleable iron differ from steel? What are the proper¬ 
ties of malleable iron?.072-673 

Give the meaning of the term cutlery. From what metal are 

razors made? How are they tempered? How hardened?.. 660 

Give the forest area of the United States. State the amount of 
timber taken annually from the forests, and its value. Give 

the annual value of the wood product.660-661 

Compare the number of persons in the United States employed in 
making bread and other bakery products with those manu¬ 
facturing tobacco. 661-662 

How does the making of flour and other grist mill products rank 

among the industries of the United States?. 661 

Name the most valuable export of the United States. The most 

valuable import.662-663 

Describe the cotton plant. In what latitudes does it thrive? 

Mention three species, and tell in what countries each grows.658-659 
Distinguish two varieties of cotton cultivated in the United States. 

Which forms the bulk of American cotton?. 659 

When was sea island cotton introduced into the United States? 

From what place? In what two states is it cultivated?.. 659 

During what months is the cotton crop of the United States 

harvested? Name two uses of cotton seeds. 659 

Give the steps in the manufacture of cotton yarn. 659 


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By whom and when was the spinning-jenny invented? The 
water frame? The mule spinner? The power loom? The 

cotton gin? The round bale cotton press?.659, 668-672 

Give some facts about Richard Arkwright, Edmund Cartwright, 

Samuel Crompton, J. M. Jacquard, Eh Whitney.399-501 

How does the United States rank as a wool producing country? 

Which is greater—its export of wool or its import?. . 680, 662-663 
Of what does coal mainly consist? How was it formed? Mention 

three varieties of coal in common use. What is lignite?. .. 655 

Give the area of the coal fields of the United States. Of China 

and Japan... 655 

How many of the United States produce anthracite coal? Bitumi¬ 
nous coal?..... 655-656 

State the approximate value of the annual coal export of the 

United States. 662 

How is coke obtained? Coal tar? Mention seven coal-tar 

products..658, 656 

When was the miner’s safety lamp invented? Tell something of 

the inventor...669, 425 

Mention five leading agricultural products of the United States. 

Name the state excelling in each.648-649 

What kind of plow was invented in 1784? When and by whom 
were the following invented: grain threshing-machine, 
‘^McCormick” reaper, sulky plow, grain-binder, seK-binding 
reaper, rotary disk cultivator, automatic grain-binder, 

steam plow, electric plow, automobile mower?.668-672 

Of which orchard fruits has the United States the largest yield? 

What is the value of the grape crop?... 650 

Name four countries of Europe in'which making sugar from 

the beet is an important industry.734-735 

What is meant by adulteration? State the chief objects of 
adulteration. In what manner are butter, cheese, milk , lard, 

cocoa, coffee, spices, honey, and vinegar adulterated?. 645 

In what century and where was paper invented? When was 

the first paper mill built in America?.62, 668 

In what year was Hoe’s Hghtning press invented? State its 

speed. Who invented the linotype machine?...670, 672 

Mention the principal achievements of Johann Gutenberg, 

' Robert Hoe, Ottmar Mergenthaler.441-465 

How does the printing and pubhshing business of the United 

States rank as an industry?. 661 

Of what is printer’s type made? What is a font? In English, 

which letter occurs most frequently?.678-679 


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By whom was the first steamboat in the United States built? 

The first steam road wagon? When was the first successful 

steamboat built in Europe?.668, 88 

Name the builder of the first steamboat to navigate the Hudson. , 

Of the first to make a trip to sea. Name the first sea-going 
ironclad war vessel. The first steamship to cross the 

Atlantic.668-670, 88 

When was the first oil-burning steamship built? The first 

electric locomotive?. 672 

What keeps a locomotive on the track? What kind of iron is 

used for rails?. 674 

Name the inventor of the automatic air brake. The automatic 

car coupler. The sleeping car..671, 670 

Tell something of the following men and their inventions: Denis 
Papin, James Watt, Robert Fulton, George Stephenson, 

John Ericsson, George Westinghouse.4.31-500 

When and by whom was the cable car invented? When was the 

first standard electric railway in the United States built?.. 670, 672 
Name the inventor of the hghtning conductor. The electric 

battery. The storage battery.;.668v.671 

Who invented the telegraph? Give date of first message sent. 

Where was the first commercial telegraph built?.... .670, 675-676 
Give a brief description of the apparatus for telegraphic com¬ 
munication. What system of telegraphy is most exten¬ 
sively used?. 675 

Name the inventor of the wireless telegraph. Mention three 

methods of wireless telegraphy. 676 

By whom and when was the telephone invented? Explain its 

working. Is the voice carried over the wire?.671, 676-677 

In what year was the wireless telephone invented? The tung¬ 
sten electric light?. 672 

Give a brief account of the fives and inventions of Marconi, 

Morse, Tesla, Volta.462-497 

Explain the telescope and its use. By whom were the first telescopes 

made? Name two of the largest refractors in the world.. .677-678 
When was the daguerreotype invented? Color photography?. .669, 672 
Name four kinds of clay used for various industrial purposes. 

For what is fire clay used? Who was Bernard Palissy?. . 655, 473 
What improvement did Fahrenheit make in the thermometer? 
Name an invention made by Torricelli. When and in what 

country did each five?..432,. 668, 495 

What invention by Daimler led to the development of the motor 

car or automobile?... 


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Give figures showing the remarkable growth of the automobile 
industry in the United States. How many motor vehicles 
were manufactured in 1917? For how many did the industry 

provide a livelihood?.651-652 

Mention noted aeroplane flights made in Europe and America. 

What is the hydro-aeroplane?.646, 672 

Give some facts about the inventions and achievements of the 

Wright brothers, Santos-Dumont, Glenn H. Curtiss. . . 424-504, 672 
When and by whom was the phonograph invented? The kinet- 

oscope? The kinetophone?.671-672 

Give brief sketches of the hves of Alexander Graham Bell and 

Thomas A. Edison..405, 429 

Name two countries in which canals were in use in remote times. 

Explain the workings of the lock system.652-653 

By whom were friction matches invented? Safety matches? 

The revolver? Smokeless gunpowder?.669-671 

For what hne of invention and its development are Colt, Gathng, 

and Krupp noted?.:..421-454 

With what European country is the commerce of the United 

States greatest?. ..663-664 

Name three European countries whose imports exceed their exports. 663 
Compare the total value of the exports of the United States 

with the total value of the imports.662-663 

Name some metals that have been used for making coins. 656 

What metal is commonly used as an alloy? What proportion 

of alloy is used in the United States? In Great Britain?.. 656 

State the value of the franc in United States money. Of the 

mark. Of the yen. Of the pound sterhng. 657 

State the value in United States money of a peso of each of the 

following countries: Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay. .. . 657 

When was the present system of national banks established? 

State the minimum capital required in towns of different sizes. 652 

Tell something of the required deposit of bonds and the issue of 

circulating notes of national banks. 652 

Give the provisions of the currency law of 1913. 652 

What is a clearing house?. 655 

Define interest. Why is interest high when profits are high? 

What is the legal rate of interest in your state?.665-666 

In how many years does a note become outlawed in your state? 

A judgment?. 667 

Associate each of the following with some branch of industrial 
or commercial life: Henry Clews, Marshall Field, Henry 
C. Frick, James J. Hill, J. P. Morgan, Henry Phipps.... 420-476 


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SCIENCE—EDUCATION—FINE ARTS 

Define science. Distinguish between theoretical and practical 

science. <722 

Name six abstract sciences. Of what does each treat? Mention 

four concrete sciences...722-723 

To what does mathematics relate?.. 722 

What is meant by dynamics? Statics? The law of continuity? 

Cosmogony?. 710 , 707 , 708 

Name nine subjects included in physics. 723 

What is the sun? Tell its diameter, its density, its mass, its 

inchnation, its movement. 725 

State theories of the constitution of the sun, the nature of its 

envelopes and spots. 725 

How far away are the stars? Classify them.724-725 

What are constellations? Name five. 707 

Tell something of asteroids. Aerohtes. Comets.687,683,706 

Mention a discovery made or a theory advanced by Copernicus, 

Galileo, Kepler, Laplace, Gauss, Barnard.403-455 

Define acoustics. Upon what does the transmission of sound 

depend?. 683 

State the difference between a noise and a musical sound. Upon 

what does the pitch of a tone depend?. 683 

Does sound travel faster through air or through water?. 683 

How fast does light travel? How is its intensity affected by 

the distance of the luminous object?.714-715 

Upon what does the color of an object depend? Name the 

primary colors. What are complementary colors?. 705 

Explain the process of color photography. 705 

What is contractile force? Why is a tire heated before it is 

placed on a wheel?. 707 

Define horse power. How may the horse power of an engine 

be determined?.713-714 

Explain the phenomena of capillary action.689-690 

What is meant by convection? Which heats more quickly— 

gas or liquid? Why can a fire be built on the ice?. 708 

What is meant by correlation of physical forces?. 708 

Discuss the nature of electricity. Define conductor, non-con¬ 
ductor, insulation. Name the best conductors.710, 706 

State the difference between a motor and a dynamo. How 

may a dynamo be used as a motor?.710-711 


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When and by whom was the electric current first converted into 

mechanical motion?..669, 432 

Trace the course of the electric current employed in running a 
trolley car. When and by whom was the contact device 

for the trolley invented?..711, 672 

Tell the principle of the incandescent light. The arc light.711-712 

By whom and when was the first incandescent famp invented? 

The carbon filament for the electric lamp?.669, 671 

Why is the air removed from the bulb of the incandescent electric 

light?... 711 

How are X-rays obtained? Name the discoverer.. 726, 672 

State the progress along scientific lines made by Galvani, Ampere, 

Ohm, Joseph Henry, Joule, Faraday, Sir Wm. Thomson, 

Sir Wm. Crookes, Roentgen, Ehhu Thomson.397-494 

What is distillation?. 709 

What three discoveries did the alchemists seek? Name a modern 

science developed largely from alchemy. 684 

Define chemistry. What are compounds? Elements? What is 

chemical affinity?. 692 

Name and explain three classes of chemical changes. Upon 

what conditions do chemical changes depend?.692-693 

State the composition of water. What does atomic weight mean? 

Give the atomic weight of oxygen. Of hydrogen.693, 694 

Define atom. Explain the atomic theory. State its three laws. 687 
Name an element found in all organic bodies. Name five carbon 
compounds. What is the purest form of carbon? State its 

atomic weight. Its specific gravity.693, 690, 694 

Explain the process of combustion. What is spontaneous com¬ 
bustion? How does it usually take place?. * .705-706 

What is radium? By whom was it discovered?. 674 

' Who discovered oxygen? When? What is ozone?.694, 719 

How is liquid air obtained? How is it used?. 715 

What are acids? Why is the term indefinite?. 683 

Give the melting point of aluminium, iron, carbon. . 694 

What is the common name of oxalic acid? Copper sulphate? 

Calcium oxide? Sodium chloride?. 782 

Of what is albumen composed? Name one abundant form. 684 

What is biology? Name its divisions. 723 

Of what does the skeleton of mammalia consist?. 724 

Name and describe the two layers of which the skin is composed. 

State its functions. . 724 

Describe the process of respiration in man. State its object. 

Describe the structure of the lungs.722, 715 


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Of what does blood consist? Describe two kinds of corpuscles in 

the blood of man.688-689 

Describe the chambers of the heart. Mention the valves. 

Name the movements of the heart. 713 

What are arteries? Name the largest artery. Distinguish 
between arterial and venous blood.. Trace the course of the 

blood through the circulation.686, 685, 696 

Name the digestive organs. Describe the process of digestion. 

What is the alimentary canal?.709, 684-685 

Of what does the nervous system consist? Name the principal 
parts of the brain. Give the number of cranial nerves. Of 
spinal nerves. At what speed is nervous energy transmitted? 

Is it identical with electricity?. 689 

When was ether first used as an anaesthetic? Chloroform?. 670 

. Who invented the ophthalmoscope? The pulmotor? What are 

. they?.670,444,672 

Mention some diseases caused by bacteria. By whom and when 
was the typhoid bacillus isolated? Tuberculosis? Diph¬ 
theria? Lockjaw?.730, 671-672 

For what scientific progress is Berzehus noted? Lavoisier? 

Liebig? Pasteur? Dewar? Tripler? Harvey W. Wiley?. 406-501 
What has each of these contributed to medical progress or medical 

literature: Galen, Harvey, Jenner, Koch, Osier, Loeb, Carrel?. 416-472- 
Of what does psychology treat? What theories have been 

advanced to account for dreams?.723, 710 

Mention some of the WTitings of Lotze, Wm. James, Royce, 

Baldwin, Miinsterberg, Meyer.402-483 

WTiat is mechanical engineering? Electrical? Marine?. 712 

Tell something of John Rennie, John A. Roebling, John Hays 

Hammond.442-481 

What country has the greatest percentage of illiteracy?. 714 

Which country expends the most per capita for higher education? 788 
Mention some ancient Hbraries. Which was most noted? Name 

the six greatest modem libraries.714, 684 

Where and what is the Smithsonian institution? Cooper union? 

Carnegie institution?...724, 708, 690 

Where is Amherst college? Brown? Yale? Wellesley?.698-704 

What educational work was accomplished by Pestalozzi? Froebel? 

.476, 435 

For what is Charles William Eliot noted? Goldwin Smith? 
David Starr Jordan? Arthur T. Hadley? Abbott Law¬ 


rence Lowell?.430-488 

Mention one work by Phidias. One by Praxiteles.476, 478 


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Name some works of the following sculptors: Canova, Thor- 
waldsen, Crawford, Harriet Hosmer, Rodin, St. Gaudens, 

French, Borglum, Niehaus, Partridge.410'494 

What influence upon art was exerted by Cimabue? Giotto? 

Correggio?.... .420-437 

For what was Michaelangelo* celebrated? Da Vinci? Titian? 

Raphael? Guido Reni? Bernini?.397-497 

Name some masterpieces of Rubens, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, 

Murillo. .469^496 

Characterize the work of Velasquez, Ruysdaal, Gainesborough, 

Reynolds, Romney, Turner, Burne-Jones.413-496 

Tell something of West, Stuart, Trumbull.491-500 

Name some pictures by Sully, Boughton, Whistler, Blashfield, 

Abbey, Sargent.393-500 

For what is Rosa Bonheur famous? Corot? Meissonier? 

Bouguereau? Dore?.409-4j65 

Tell something of the work of Christy, Davenport, Fisher, 

Gibson, Pennell, Pyle, Remington. . . :.419-480 , 

For what is the gallery at Dresden famous? At Brussels? The 

Berlin museum? The Antwerp cathedral?.510-529 

Who first reduced music to system? When was composition 

in harmony first introduced?..718-719 

Tell something of Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Cherubini, 

Beethoven, Rossini and Mendelssohn.402-483 

For what is Liszt celebrated? Dudley Buck? Paderewski? 

Richard Strauss?.412-491 

Mention one composition by each: Wagner, Gounod, Brahms, 

Balfe..402-497 

Tell something of the lives of Jenny Lind, Patti, Nordica, Melba, 

De Gogorza, Caruso, Tetrazzini.416-494 

State the distinctive features of Egyptian architecture. 511 

When did Greek architecture flourish? Characterize it.511-512 

Name two orders of Roman architecture. Three of Greek... .512, 511 
Name the features of Byzantine architecture. Of Saracenic... 512 
Who originated the Gothic style? Name its essential element. , 512 

Of what style is the cathedral at Cologne? The mosque of St. 

Sophia? Saint Chapelle, Paris?.526, 569, 554 

Describe St. Peter’s cathedral. Name its style. Its architect.571-572 
Describe the capitol at Washington. State the style of the 
treasury and pension buildings. The patent office. The 

congressional library.578-579 

Tell something of Sir Christopher Wren. Of Walter, Pelz, McKim, 

Carrere, and Lewis Nixon.416-503 


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NATURAL HISTORY 


What are sponges? Where do they come from?. 766 

Where are barnacles found? What are they?. 732 

Name the parts of a lobster’s body. Compare the lobster and 

the crab. Where are the crab’s teeth?.750, 742 

Describe the scorpion. The spider. How many legs has a 

spider? What is a tarantula?.'.763, 766 

Explain fully the structure of insects. What is meant by meta¬ 
morphosis?. 749 

WTiat are mining bees? Carpenter bees? Honey bees? Where 

do bumble bees lay their eggs?. 734 

Describe the population of a beehive. How is it governed? 

How are the workers distinguished? Which bees hum? 

Which sting?. 734 

How is honey made? Bee bread? Wax? Describe the develop¬ 
ment of the young bee. 734 

To what order do bees, ants, and wasps belong?. 734 

Of what and how do wasps make their nests?. 769 

Tell something of the habits of ants. 729 

Describe the silkworm, its food, and its cocoon. To what 

country is it native?. 765 

Give the life history of a butterfly. WTat is a chrysalis?. .. 738, 696 

How are moths distinguished from butterflies?. 753 

How does a fly walk on the ceiling? How long does it take a 

fly to grow up? What diseases are transferred by flies?. 746 

Give the history and habits of the boll-weevil. 737 

Describe a land snail. Name the edible snail. Where do snails 

lay their eggs? What is conchology?..765, 706 

Describe the habitation and the growth of the oyster. 755 

Describe the starfish. Where is it found?.766-767 

Briefly describe a fish. How does it breathe? What is its chief 
organ of progression? Tell something of the fishes in ‘ . 

Mammoth cave.745, 541 

Where is the bony pike found? Describe it. 737 

How large is a shark? Mention three species. Do sharks have 

teeth?.. 764 

How does a flying-fish fly?. 746 

In what water does the salmon live? State its size. Its color. 

Describe the different stages of its life. 763 

To what size does the bass grow? The bluefish?.732, 736 


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Describe the flounder. The porgy. The shad.746-764 

Mention four animals classified as reptiles. In what respects are 

reptiles and birds alike? Why are reptiles cold-blooded?.. 762 
Distinguish between turtles and tortoises. Have the turtle’s 

eggs hard or soft shells? Where are they laid?. 769 

Where are the boa-constrictor and the python found? How do 

they secure their food?.737, 761 

Briefly describe the crocodile. Is it found in America? Dis¬ 
tinguish between the crocodile and the alligator.742-743, 729 

What are amphibia? Name three. How do they breathe?. 685 

Name two animals classed as anura. Describe the develop¬ 
ment of a tadpole into a frog. 729 

Where do frogs lay their eggs? Describe the tree-frog’s feet. 

What is a bullfrog?.747,729,738' 

Distinguish between frogs and toads. Have they teeth? How 

do toads protect themselves from their enemies?.747,768 

State the general characteristics of birds. Name and describe 

three orders of birds.735-736 

Why cannot the ostrich fly? What is the rhea?. 754 

State the use of the pelican’s pouch. 756 

Where is the stork found? Describe its habits. Where does 

the white stork build its nest?. 767 

Give the common name for the buzzard. The scientific name 

of the hen hawk. WTiat is its food?.738-739 

Describe the turkey vulture, or turkey buzzard. State its size. 768 
To what family does the eagle belong? Mention four species.... 744 

Where is the condor found? State its appearance, size, habits.. 742 

Describe the partridge. The quail. Give their family name.755, 761 
Name five birds of the pheasant family. Describe the peacock. 

The habits of the true pheasant.757, 756 

From what country does the green parrot come? The parrakeet? 755 

On what do owls feed? Woodpeckers?.754, 771 

Describe the nests of the crow, the meadow lark, the swallow, 

the wren.743-771 

Of what value to the farmer are the meadow lark and the crow?.752, 743 
Describe the coloring of the bird of paradise, the blackbird, the 

bluebird, the flamingo, the oriole.735-754 

Why is the bower-bird so named? To what country is it native?. 737 

Give an account of the platypus and its mode of life. 758 

Describe the kangaroo. How does it travel? "WTiere does it 

live? How does the opossum carry its young?.749, 754 

From what part of the whale is whalebone obtained? Compare 

the mouth of a whale with the mouth of a shark. .. .769-770, 764 


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Is the porpoise a fish or a mammal? Describe it. 759 

What is the manatee? Where is it found?. 751 

Distinguish between the African and the Indian elephant. Which 

is domesticated?. 744 

Distinguish between the eamel and the dromedary. To whom 

is the camel valuable?. 739 

To what continent is the camelopard native? Describe it. . 73£ 

Describe the deer. How is it distinguished from other rumi¬ 
nants? Where are deer chiefly found?. 743 

Of what value is the musk deer?. 753 

Compare the chamois with the gazelle. With the goat.741, 747 

Describe the Rocky mountain sheep. What part of the world 

does the musk ox inhabit?.764-765, 753 

How large is the hippopotamus? To what domestic animal 

is it related?. 748 

What is the most celebrated breed of horses? How is the age 

of a horse determined?. 748-749 

What are carnivora? Name three classes. 690 

How many species of bear are found in North America?. 733 

For what are the raccoon and the sable prized?.761, 762 

Give the characteristics of the dog family. Mention three species 

of fox. Of wolf.744, 746, 770 

To what family do these belong: jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, 

puma, tiger? Which are foimd in America?.749-768 

Distinguish between the seal and the walrus.764, 769 

Where is the beaver found? To what family does the beaver 

belong? The guinea pig? The squirrel?.733, 748, 766 

How does a flying squirrel fly?. 746 

In what part of America is the porcupine foimd? Describe it. 75-9 
On what food do bats live? Where is the vampire-bat found?. 733 
Distinguish between apes and monkeys. Describe the Barbary 

ape, the orang-utan, the chimpanzee, the gorilla.729-754 

Deflne bacteria. Where are they found? Mention five forms... 730 

Of what does moss consist? Describe its fruit.752-753 

Where do ferns grow most abundantly? To what height? 

Define cryptogamous, acrogen, frond, rhizome, circinate. 745 
Describe the structure of a flower. What are double flowers?... 746 

State the uses of barley. In what climates does it grow?... . 732 

What plants grow best on calcareous clay?.655 

Describe sugar cane. How is it propagated?. 767 

Where do palms grow? Name the most valuable palms. Describe 
the cocoanut. State its uses. What is the betel nut? From 
what is sago obtained?.755, 741, 735, 762 


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Name four species of pine. State where each grows. Name 

four pine products....757-758 

What is Brazilwood? Redwood? Mahogany?.737,761,751 

Tell something of the orange tree. How productive is it? Where 

is it cultivated? To what country is the lemon native?.. 754, 750 

From what fruits is the cultivated apple developed?.729-730 

What country is the home of the peach?. 756 

How does tea grow? How is it prepared for market?. 767 

Describe the pepper plant. Where is it native? State the 

difference between black pepper and white pepper.756-757 

Relate briefly how coffee is grown. What country exports the 
best coffee? Name the greatest coffee producing country 

in the world.. • • • 741-742 

Where is the banana cultivated? How tall does it grow?. 731 

Describe the breadfruit. Where does it grow?. 738 

State the value of the bean as an article of food. 733 

Of how many layers is bark composed? What is cork? Peru¬ 
vian bark?...731-732 

What are cloves? From what are they obtained?...: . 741 

How tall does the pineapple plant grow? Name two localities 

in which it is extensively cultivated. 758 

Explain how cocoa and cocoa butter are obtained. 739 

What is manna?.751-752 

What drug is made from the poppy?. 759 

Where is the banyan tree found? Describe its growth. 731 

To what size does the baobab tree grow? Describe its flower 

and fruit. To what use is it put by the natives?. 731 

Where do pearls come from? What is mother-of-pearl?. . . .760, 753 
For what is the diamond remarkable? What is the value of 

the ruby?. 760 

What is meant by saying that a diamond is of the first water?. 760 

What color is the sapphire?. 760 

In what forms does salt exist? What is rock salt? Mention 

three localities producing large quantities of salt. 763 

How do scientists believe petroleum to have been formed? Where 

is it found in abundance? Name four petroleum products. 757 
Why is gold valuable? In what forms is it found? Describe 

the process known as placer mining.747-748 

In what forms does silver occur? Mention extensive silver 

deposits on the American continent. 765 

Tell something of the lives and the work of the following natural¬ 
ists; Linnaeus, Audubon, Darwin, Gray, Agassiz, Romanes, 
Burbank, Jordan, Hornaday, Bailey.394-482 


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MISCELLANY 


When was the great fire in Chicago? Boston? Baltimore?. 106, 517 
Tell what is known of the runes used by the early nations of 

northern Europe. 379 

What is the Yule clog? Describe its attendant festivities. .. 387 

What is the meaning of the term “Gordian knot”?. 360 

Outline the legend of the wandering Jew... 364 

Who first used the arch in building bridges?. 778 

Name three noted bridges in Great Britain. Five in the ’United 

States.778-780 

State the main characteristics of American bridges. 779 

What does St. Patrick’s day commemorate?., 852 

Name the chief old English hoUdays. Give the date of Allhallow- 

een. Of Candlemas. Of St. Valentine’s day.792, 780, 852 

Give the dates of the principal holidays observed in the United 

States... . ..:. . . .791-792 

In what states is arbor day a legal holiday? Labor day? Jefferson 

Davis’s birthday? Lincoln’s birthday? Columbus day?. . .791-792 

Give the history of Thanksgiving day in the United States. 852 

What is the origin of the term “money”? “Pin money”? “Red- 

letter day”? “Days'of grace”?..829-837, 784 

Give the history of the United States flag. How many stars has 

it? How many stripes? Why?.789,110 

When was the name of the British flag changed to Union Jack? 

Of what is it formed?. 852 

To whom is the term “Uncle Sam” applied? “John Bull”? 

“Brother Jonathan”? Give the origin.852, 794, 780 

Give the names of some noted historic giants. Of five dwarfs. 790, 786 

Tell the story of the EJlkenny cats. 364 

State the number of degrees conferred in Freemasonry. 789 

Give the weight of a carat. Who owns the largest cut diamonds 

in existence?. 785 

Describe various methods of burial among ancient peoples.... 780 

What is the color of mourning in China? In Tur-key? Egypt? 

Europe?. 796 

Where is the hall of fame? State its object. How often are 


new names added?.790-791 

What is the origin of the word “news”?. 831 

Explain the origin and the meaning of “Hobson’s choice”. 791 

WTiere did the term “dark horse” originate?. 784 


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Give the location and the height of the following: Eiffel tower, 
Woolworth building, Washington monument, pyramid of 


Cheops. 783 

State the origin of the dollar mark. 785 

Give the origin of the pawnbroker’s sign. 849 

What is camouflage? What are camoufieurs?. 780 


Where did the Christmas tree originate? What was its signifi¬ 


cance before the Christian era?. 782 

Give the earhest and the latest date on which Easter may occur. 

How is the date determined?. 792 

What is the origin of the belief in the Easter rabbit?. 792 

How many states have adopted the goldenrod as the state 

fiower? What is the flower of your state?. 852 

Give the popular name of each of the following states: New 

York, Maine, California, Georgia, Michigan, Texas.850-851 

The people of what state are called Rovers? Creoles? Tar 

heels? Wolverines? Badgers?.850-851 

Give the popular name of your state. Of its people.850-851 

Where is the Blarney stone? What is the popular superstition 

in regard to it?. 777 

How many persons out of 100,000 reach the age of 100 years? 

What percentage of the population dies before the age of 
seven?. 795 


To what extent has Esperanto been adopted? State its principle. 

What so-called universal language was invented in 1879? 

.788-789, 386 

What is the legal weight in your state of a bushel of apples? 

Of wheat? Of onions? Of cotton seed? Of coal?. 862 

Where did the duel originate? Tell something of the practice. 785-786 

What part of the country is popularly known as Dixie?.. .. 785 

Give the origin and the meaning of “catching a Tartar”. 781 

Name some trades classed as dangerous by the British parlia¬ 
ment. Why?.783-784 

How large is the dome of the capitol at Washington? Where 

is the largest dome in the world?. 785 

In what respects do gypsies differ from the people among whom 

they five? When did they first appear in Europe?. 790 

Tell something of the Ku-Klux-Klan. 794 

Give the origin of the Red Cross societies. When and by whom 

was the American Red Cross society organized?.849, 404 

By whom were the Nobel prizes founded? For what are they 
awarded and by whom? How' many men in the United 
States have received Nobel prizes?. 849 


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What is a ship’s log? How is it used?.704-795 

Why is the barber’s pole striped?.776-777 

Why does a person who is unable to write mark the form of a cross 

instead of his name?. 849 

What is the meaning of black Friday? Blue Stocking? Boy¬ 
cott? Bohemian?. 777 

Explain the origin and the meaning of the following words: 

Altoona, Minnehaha, Canada, Nevada, Philadelphia.799-834 

Name some books suitable for children under six years of age... . 319 

What is the origin of Santa Claus? Give the name of the Dutch 

Santa Claus...380, 379 

State the meaning of “Tom, Dick, and Harry”. Of “Popinjay”. 

.384, 376 

Explain the origin of the loving cup.. 368 

From what gr6at philosopher does Platonic love receive its 

name? What is it?. 376 

Tell the story of Cinderella. 350 

What was the cost of the capitol at Washington? Of St. Peter’s 

cathedral at Rome?.578, 572 

Where is the green sea? Why is it so called?.,. 817 

What is the Bayeux tapestry? Where is it?. 802 

Describe the situation of Monte Carlo. For what is it famous?... 545 

What incident is connected with the “black hole of Calcutta”? 777 
In what sort of tales do the following characters occur: Jack 
Horner, Hop-o’-my-Thumb, Old Mother Hubbard, Jack 

the Giant-killer, Jack and the Bean-stalk?.362, 364 

What and where are Cleopatra’s needles?. 809 

Give the origin of the following names: Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, 

Spuyten Duyvil.828-842 

For what are the swords of Damascus famed?.. 660 

Name the “Seven Bibles”..'. 381 

Give one version of the story of the seven sleepers. 381 

Of what countries is “God Save the King” the national anthem? 360 

Name the seven wonders of the world.. 849 

How many pounds equal a cubic foot of anthracite coal? Of 

bituminous coal?. 860 

How many cubic inches in a bushel stricken measure? Heap 

measure? What products are measured by heap measure?.. 860 

What is the difference in feet between a statute mile and a nau¬ 
tical mile?. 

When was the parcel post established in the United States? What 
do the postal zones represent? Give the limits in size and 
weight for mailable parcels. State fee for insurance.,. 848 


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How many cords in a pile of wood 28 ft. long, 6 ft. wide, 7 ft. 

high?. 860 

What is percentage?. 853 

This year’s income is S900, which is V 2 }/ 2 % more than last year’s 

income. What was last year’s income?. 853 

What is simple interest? Compound interest? Exact interest? 853 
Find the interest on $600 for 3 years, 4 months, 10 days, at 4%. 

What is the amount?. 853 

What is the exact interest on $360 for 90 days at 5%?. 854 

What is commercial discount? Bank discount? True discount? 854 
A note for $500 payable in 2 months is discounted by a bank. 

What is the bank discount and what are the proceeds, 

money being worth 5%?. 855 

A man bought a lot for $2,560 and sold it at a gain of 20%. How 

much did he gain? What was the selhng price?. 855 

What will be the annual income from investing $3,427.50 in 

5% stock, purchased at 57, allowing }/s% brokerage?. 857 

What must I pay for 5% stock that my investment may yield 

6 %?. 857 

A merchant insured his house for $1,500 at 3^% annual premium. 

Find the premium. 856 

Find the cost of digging the cellar of a house whose length is 
41 ft. 3 in., width 33 ft., depth 8 ft., the cost of excavating 

being 50 cents a load. 859 

Find cost of plastering a room 16 ft. long, 14^ ft. wide, and 10 ft. 
high above baseboard, at 45 cents a sq. yd. The room has 
two windows, each 7 ft. by 3 ft., and two doors, each 8 ft. 

by 43^ ft. 858 

How many strips of carpeting 1 yd. wide will be required for a 
room 18 ft. long by 15 ft. wide if the strips are laid length¬ 
wise? How many yards in each strip? How many yards 
will be required for the room? What will be the cost at 

$1.25 a yard?. 858 

How many cubic feet of masonry in the walls of a cellar 30 ft. long, 

20 ft. wide, outside measurement, the walls to be 9 ft. high 
and 18 in. thick, deducting 250 cubic feet for openings?.. 859 

Hotv many bushels of grain will a bin hold that is 6 ft. long, 33^ 

ft. wide and 7 ft. high?. 860 

How many gallons of water will a cistern hold that is 5 ft. in 

diameter and 8 ft. deep?. 860 

How many feet of lumber will a log 18 in. in diameter at the 

smaller end and 14 ft. long yield?. 860 

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INDEX 


Africa: 

Egypt, History,. .11-12 

Egypt, Literature,.81-85 

Geography,.129-130 

Government,.131-134 

America: 

Geography,.116-122 

Government,. 131-138 

History,.33-50 

Literature,. 109-114 

American History,.33-50 

Canada,.46-48 

Colonization,...34-37 

Mexico,.48-49 

Revolution,.37-39 

South America,.49-50 

Union.39-45 

American Literature,.109-114 

Ancient History,.11-22 

Assyria,.13 

Babylon,.13 

Chaldea,.13 

China.12-13 

Egypt,.11-12 

Greece,.15-18 

Hebrews.13-14 

Japan,.12-13 

Persia,.14-15 

Phenicia,. 14-15 

Rome. 18-22 

Arts, Fine.143-146 

Asia; 

Geography, . ^.127-129 

Government,.131-134 

History,.12-15, 65-68 

Literature,.81-85 

Asiatic Countries, History,.65-68 

China,.68 

Japan,.66-67 

Saracens,..65-66 

Assyria: 

History,.13 

Literature,.81-85 

Austria-Hungary: 

Government,.131-134 

History,.59 

Babylon: 

History,.13 

Literature,.81-85 

Belgium: 

Government,.131-134 

History,.63-64 

Canada: 

Geography,.116-121 

Government,.131—134 

History,.46-48 

Capitals, Use of,. 70-71 


Chaldea: 

History,. 

.13 

Literature,. 

.81-85 

China: 

Government,. 

_131-134 

History,. 

..12-13, 68 

Civics,... 

_135-138 

Commerce,. 

_139-142 

Continental Europe, History,.. .51-64 

Denmark; 

Government,. 

....131-134 

History,. 

.60 

Literature,. 

.90-93 

Education,. 

_143-146 

Egypt: 

History,. 

.11-12 

Literature,. 

. . ..81-85 

England: 

Canada,.46- 

-48, 116-121 

Geography,. 

_122-127 

Government.. 

_131-134 

History,. 

.23-32 

Literature,. 

_102-109 

English, Higher,. 

.77-80 

English History,. 

.23-32 

Anglo-Saxon Kings,.. . 

.24 

Danish Kings,. 

.24 

Hanover, House of,. . . 

.30-32 

Lancaster, House of, . . 

.27 

Norman Kings,. 

.25 

Plantagenets,. 

.25-26 

Roman Period,. 

.23 

Saxe-Coburg, House of. 

.32 

Saxon Kings,. 

.25 

Saxons, Coming of the. 

.24 

Stuart, House of,. 

.28-30 

Tudor, House of. 

.27-28 

York, House of,. 

.27 

English Literature,. 

_102-109 

Europe: 

Geography,. 

_122-127 

Government,. 

_131-134 

History,.^ 

L5-32, 51-64 

Literature,. 

.85-109 

Europe, Continental, History,. .51-64 

Austria-Hungary,. 

.59 

Belgium, . . . .. 

.63-64 

Denmark,. 

.v60 

France,. 

.54-57 

Germany,. 

.57-59 

Greece,. 

.64 

Holland,. 

.63-64 

Italy,. 

.51-52 

Norway,. 

.60-61 

Portugal. 

.53-54 

Russia,. 

.62-63 

Spain,.. 

.53-54 


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Europe, Continental, History—Cont’d 


oweaeii,. 

Turkey,. 

_52-53 

France: 


Government,. 

. .131-134 

History. 

_54-57 

Literature,. 

. ...95-97 

Geography,.. . . 

..115-130 

Africa,. 

..129-130 

America, North. 

..116-121 

America, South,. 

..121-122 

Asia,. 

..127-129 

Europe. 

..122-127 

Germany: 


Government,. 

..131-134 

History,. 

_57-59 

Literature,. 

_93-95 

Government,. 

..131-138 

Greece: 


Government,. 

..131-134 

History,. 

.15-18, 64 

Literature,. 

_85-88 

Hebrews, The: 


History,. 

. ...13-14 

Literature,. 

_81-85 

History,. 

_11-68 

American,. 

_33-50 

Ancient,. 

_11-22 

Asiatic Countries,. 

_65-68 

Continental Europe, .... 

_51-64 

English,. 

_23-32 

History, Natural,. 

..147-150 

Holland: 


Government,. 

..131-134 

History,. 

_63-64 

Industry,. 

..139-142 

Invention,. 

..139-142 

Italy: j 


Government,. 

..131-134 

History,. 

_51-52 

Literature,. 

....97-99 

Japan: 


Government. 

..131-134 

History,.12- 

-13, 66-67 

Literature,. 

.102 

Language,. 

_69-80 

Capitals,. 

. . ..70-71 

Higher English,. 

_77-80 

Letter Writing,. 

-75-77 

Punctuation,. 

_70-71 

Words, Correct Use of,. . 

_71-75 

Letter Writing,. 

_75-77 

Literature,. 

...81-114 

American,. 

. .109-114 

English,. 

. .102-109 

French. 

.. . .95-97 

German,... 

_93-95 

Greek,. 

-85-88 

Italian. 


Japanese,. 

.102 


Literature—Continued 

Latin,.88—90 

Oriental.81-85 

Russian,.100-102 

Scandinavian,.90-93 

Spanish,.99-100 

Mexico: 

Geography,.116-121 

Government,.131-134 

History,. 48-49 

Miscellany,.151-154 

Natural History,.147—150 

North America: 

Geography. 116-121 

Government,.131-138 

History,.33-49 

Norway: 

Government,.131-134 

History,.60-61 

Literature,. .90-93 

Oriental Literature,.81-85 

Persia: 

History,.14-15 

Literature.81-85 

Phenicia: 

History,.14-15 

Literature,.81—85 

Portugal: 

Government,.131-134 

History,..53-54 

Punctuation, Use of,.70-71 

Roman Literature,.88-90 

Rome, History of,.18-22 

Russia: 

Government,.131-134 

History,.62-63 

Literature,.100-102 

Saracens, History.65-66 

Scandinavian Literature,.90-93 

Science. 143-146 

South America: 

Geography..121-122 

Government,.131-134 

History,.49-50 

Spain: 

Government,...131-134 

History,.53-54 

Literature,.99-100 

Sweden: 

Government,.131-134 

History,.60-61 

Literature.90-93 

Turkey: 

Government,.131-134 

History,.52-53 

United States: 

Geography,.116-121 

Government,. 131-138 

History,.33-45 

Words, Correct Use of,.71-75 


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